This is an extremely broad and encompassing topic. It’s far too large to answer concisely. However, here is my question. If you could give one piece of advice to a new college instructor related to this topic, what would it be? Do you want… Read More
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Why Do Parents Try to Solve the Problems of Their College Student Children? In my article entitled A Parent Guide for Helping College Students, I explain the phenomenon that causes some well-intending parents to be labeled Helicopter Parents. … Read More As I often do, I have summarized my recommendations at the end of this article. If you are pressed for time, you might want to scroll down. If you do so, I hope you come back and read the entire article. I would love to hear from you. Let me… Read More Synergy Introduction to Synergy In his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey presents Synergy as the 6th Habit. In the introductory article I posted Friday, I gave a dictionary definition of synergy, which was the… Read More Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood Stephen Covey’s 5th Habit of Highly Effective People addresses an important aspect of interpersonal communication. Covey begins with a claim that really applies to me. He says, “We have… Read More Online Rating Sites “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” (Mark Antony in Julius Caesar Act III, Scene II). So why have I “gone literary” on you? The little known fact is that Julius… Read More A Valuable Classroom Assessment Technique for College Instructors I realized that I have made no less than three references to this concept without explaining it. Here is the explanation that I have owed you. Angelo and Cross, in their book… Read More Begin with the End in Mind Note: You may notice that I changed the title of my series to “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Instructors.” I am not forsaking my allegiance to you adjuncts, but these lessons apply to all college… Read More Make Sure Your Evaluations Aren’t “Evil-uations” Does this apply to you? To many (most?) college instructors, “student evals” are a once-a-term event that prompts a bit of anxiety and not much more. Your students complete them, they are… Read More My Top Ten Tips for establishing and maintaining a good relationship with your students. Ask Them About Themselves – During your first class session, have your students complete a questionnaire. I have usually asked students about prior… Read More |
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