Center for Faculty Excellence and Innovation

Claire Puccia Parham, Ph.D

Director

Siena Hall 222A

782-6897

cparham@siena.edu

Weekly Article List

December 6, 2012, Assignment Design

Designing Assignments that Accomplish Course Goals

November 29, 2012, Preparation for the End of the Semester
Prepare, for the End (of the Semester) is Near

November 15, 2012 Answer Oriented Students
Getting Answer Oriented Students to Focus on the Questions

November 8, 2012, Content Learning
Why It Is Difficult for Students to Learn the Content in Your Field

November 1, 2012, Grade Challenges
Gimme an A! Confronting Presuppositions about Grading

October 18, 2012, Scaffolding Assignments
Scaffolding Student Learning: Tips for Getting Started

October 4, 2012, Student Listening Skills
Seven Ways to Help Students Listen, Not Just Hear

September 27, 2012, Plagarism
Plagarism and Assignments that Discourage It

September 20, 2012, Student Grades
Professors and the Students Who Grade Them

April 26, 2012, Evaluations
Fear No Evaluation 

April 19, 2012, Student Tablet Ownership
Tablet Ownership Triples Among College Students

April 12, 2012, Technology and Teaching
Tips on Teaching, Technology and Productivity: Using Piazza to Encourage Interaction

March 29, 2012, Blackboard/Moodle
Blackboard Buys 2 Leading Supporters of Open-Source Competitor Moodle

March 22, 2012, Team Teaching
Perspectives on Team Teaching

March 8, 2012, Student Feedback
Why Doesn't Teacher Feedback Improve Student Performance? - Facultyfocus.com

March 1, 2012, Multimedia Lectures
Tools for Improving Student Learning

February 23, 2012, Flipping the Classroom
How Flipping the Classroom Can Improve the Traditional Lecture

February 16, 2012, Improve Students' Public Speaking Skills
 
February 9, 2012, Jolt University Teaching
 
February 2, 2012, Making Assessment Manageable
 
January 26, 2012, Predictions for Higher Ed Technology
 
January 19, 2012, Grammar and Language Mistakes
 
 
November 17, 2011, Good Teaching Practices and Diversity
What Spurs Students to Stay in College and Learn? - Chronicle.com
 
 
November 3, 2011,  Engaging Students
 
October 27, 2011, Mid-term Evaluations
 
October 20, 2011, Education and Creativity
 
October 6, 2011, Student Writing
 
September 29, 2011, Technology
 
September 22, 2011, Writing Tips

How to Improve Your Writing in 15 Minutes - prdaily.com

September 15, 2011, Generation Y

When Motivating Generation in the Classroom - Podnetwork.org

 

September 8, 2011, The Value of Teaching and Learning Centers

The Value of a Teaching Center - Podnetwork.org

September 3, 2011, First Day

Making Your 1st Class Session Really First Class

August 29, 2011, Constructing a Syllabus

Creative Approaches to the Syllabus