Core Competency Groups Meet at BCC
Thirty full- and part-time faculty met at BCC today to review core competency samples of student work. The student work – including a mix of excellent, average, and poor levels […]
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Essential Learning Outcomes: The “Wired” Version
It’s interesting to see Wired University’s view of essential learning. One quick perusal of their “7 Essential Skills” shows that BCC’s Core Competencies are aligned with what new professionals need […]
Tips on Efficient Grading
The link below will lead to a brief excerpt from the Walvoord and Anderson book: “Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning Assessment.” Many BCC faculty expressed an interest at the […]
More on the “Is College Worth It Anymore” Front
This recent New Yorker article goes in depth into many of the issues surrounding the cost of college versus can I ever make enough money to justify it versus they […]
Can We Discuss This?
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A timely classic in light of "Gates-gate"
Even ultra-liberal Cambridge has vestiges of racism. Even internationally respected scholars can be treated as criminals. Profiling is something a white person will likely never experience. An Offering from Peggy McIntosh’s […]
Making it visual = amazing
Please watch this: it really is an amazing and interesting testament to the power of technology to present information in new ways that illuminate the issues: http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty.html
Teaching & Learning Conference
Berkshire Community College faculty staff made a strong showing at the Teaching, Learning & Student Development Conference at STCC last week. Below are some BCC presenters as they prepared to share […]
Educational Games
Biology Professor Frank Schickor presented at the CTL on “Educational Games,” on April 2nd. This presentation was a snippet of what he presented at the League for Innovation in the […]
Critical Thinking and Online Learning
Some question whether the infusion of multimedia into the classroom actually promotes active and critical thinking. In other words, the question is whether video, audio, and graphic elements create more […]
