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Writing Workshops in First Year Seminars
Submitted by Christine Adam on Mon, 2008-10-06 14:42.If you want some support in communicating with students about your expectations for their writing, and you want to encourage students to try working with writing tutors at the writing centre, consider booking a writing workshop for your class.
Research on First Year University Students
Submitted by Sean Lennox on Thu, 2007-07-26 13:48.Research on the "The First Year Student"
Helpful Links to Carleton University Resources.
Submitted by Sean Lennox on Tue, 2007-07-03 10:44.Student Academic Success Centre- www.carleton.ca/sasc
Help for Students Coping with Crisis
Submitted by Sean Lennox on Tue, 2007-07-03 10:32.Coping with the stress of money problems, a new environment, and relationship trouble can lead to negative consequences for students in and out of the classroom. The following link brings you too a brochure prepared by student affairs, that contains helpful information for students dealing with crisis.
Adding Content in 3 Easy Steps
Submitted by Christine Adam on Tue, 2007-06-19 22:48.Adding content to The Teaching Commons is a simple process. If you know how to paste text into a text box, then you're half way there.
First-Year Seminar Objectives
Submitted by Christine Adam on Wed, 2006-08-09 07:55.Sample Text to Outline First-Year Seminar Program Objectives
Using Student Feedback
Submitted by Briony Taylor on Wed, 2008-11-12 10:32."Student feedback is an invaluable component in the wide array of tools that can be used to improve teaching. By gathering midterm feedback, courses can be adjusted mid-stream to make them better learning experiences for students. Through careful consideration of end of the term feedback, courses can be improved each year. Asking for student feedback connects students and instructors and creates a sense of good will."
from www.uoregon.edu/~tep/resources/assessment/usingfeedback.html
Getting More "Teaching" out of "Testing and Grading"
Submitted by Briony Taylor on Tue, 2008-10-28 13:12.http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/testing_grading.pdf
ArtsOne TA Meeting Handouts (17/10/08)
Submitted by Briony Taylor on Wed, 2008-10-22 09:04.Critical Thinking Mini-Lessons
Submitted by Briony Taylor on Fri, 2008-10-17 20:44.http://www.skepdic.com/refuge/ctlessons.html

