March 2021 archive

SIP 13.9 Student-to-Student Peer Assessment/Evaluation

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Do you ever feel like you spend all your time grading or have grading piling up no matter how hard you try? What if assessing what students know and do not know in a class is not just up to the instructor? What if students could be involved in …

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SIP 13.8 Taking Care of Ourselves First

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? We’ve all heard this statement numerous times: “Put on your own oxygen mask first before assisting others.” But the question is: How do we as caring, nurturing people do this without feeling guilt, second thoughts and possibly remorse? It is in our nature as teachers to want to help …

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SIP 13.7 Teaching about Plagiarism and Source Use

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? When talking about plagiarism among students, faculty members often express the idea that they “don’t want to be a cop.” The good news is that you don’t have to. You can head off many plagiarism issues by focusing on teaching students about how to use sources and why to …

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