student engagement

Evaluation of the 2010 Summer Institute

Thank you, everyone who attended “Igniting Learning: Brain-Based Strategies for Student Success” last week. The evaluation summary is below, with your comments: SI2010eval

We know that teens make poor decisions, can be impulsive, take risks, and so on. The presentation below explains why. Emerging science shows us that the brain continues development through […]

First Look: Apple iPad

Is it possible that in a few years all our students will all have an iPad-type device costing under $300? Instead of heavy backpacks, overpriced textbooks, and notebooks, this device […]

Bloggers are very interested that people read their blog.  Which means that occasionally, a controversial post is called for! What better topic than http://www.ratemyprofessor.com? If one searches under Berkshire Community […]

A professor wrote in the Chronicle of Higher Ed: I have this class that only enrolled about 20 students last spring.  So, as i re-prep the same class for this […]

The student body is 42% full-time and 58% part-time The student body is 40% male and 60% female – the highest percentage of male student enrollment in 10 years There […]

Student photo

An exciting prospect for a student team project, check the link below! Social Entreprenurial Student Leadership – USSESL Posted using ShareThis

In this installment, Kay McClenney of the CCSSE responds to increased community college enrollment, and the types of students that attend community college. Be sure to catch the comments! Answers […]

SNS = social networking site, like Facebook, MySpace, etc. As I contemplate using a Ning social networking module in a Blackboard-based course this Spring, I decided it might be a […]