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Dr. Calvin White Jr., Associate Dean of Humanities & Associate Professor of History, led a discussion on “Classroom Lessons Learned” at the April Wally Cordes Chair Discussion. Dr. White discussed the 8 main lessons he has learned through his years of...
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Original author: Kathryn Zawisza on: May 7, 2019
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Original author: Abi Moser on: March 19, 2019
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Chris Shields, faculty member of the Sociology and Criminology Department in the Fulbright College spoke with faculty about engaging students in the classroom and online.
Shields started the discussion with the reminder that we are here teaching because we love engaging with our students.
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Original author: Abi Moser on: February 28, 2019
Last edited by saw034 on April 23, 2019 | Cordes Chair Discussion, Event Recaps, Faculty Spotlight, TFSC | comments: 0
Donna Graham, faculty member in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences, led a Wally Cordes Chair Discussion called “This is Not My First Rodeo,” in which she discussed navigating the changing expectations of students at the...
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Original author: Kathryn Zawisza on: January 31, 2019
Last edited by Kathryn Zawisza on November 26, 2018 | Cordes Chair Discussion, Event Recaps, Faculty Spotlight, TFSC | comments: 0
Janet Forbess, instructor in the Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, led the Wally Cordes Chair Discussion on “Creating a Climate of Welcome, Community, and Accountability.” Forbess emphasized building a sense of community in the class to help increase engagement and accountability among the students.
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Original author: Kathryn Zawisza on: November 16, 2018
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Lorraine Brewer gave a presentation titled, “Refocusing Our Distracted Students: From Civil Inattention to Engaged Exploration,” at the Wally Cordes Chair Discussion sponsored by the TFSC. One thing she emphasized was that there have always...
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Original author: Kathryn Zawisza on: October 3, 2018
Last edited by Kathryn Zawisza on October 8, 2018 | Best Practices, Cordes Chair Discussion, Faculty Spotlight, General, Pedagogical Innovations, TFSC | comments: 0
Sometimes the most difficult thing in the classroom is getting students to answer questions. Often they are afraid of being wrong, looking stupid, or they are anxious about what the instructor will say or do. Other times they *think* they know the answer but are not...
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Original author: Kathryn Zawisza on: October 3, 2018
