I recently stumbled across a great article from the New York Times Magazine’s annual “College Issue,” which came out in September 2008. The article (link below) discusses how YouTube and iTunesU are helping to re-shape academia by opening up access to some of higher ed’s most interesting lecturers. The author picks her top 5 lectures, given by what she calls “charisma-senseis” (charming professors). Watching them teach may inspire you to think about your own instruction – and if nothing else, you might just learn something!

Article with links:
“The Camera-Friendly, Perfectly Pixelated, Easily Downloadable Celebrity Academic"
NYT, 9/19/08

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Summer is fast approaching, and many of us will be working on articles for publication. This tip from "Tomorrow's Professor" has some good advice for dealing with journal responses and feedback:

"Responding to Journal Decisions"

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This week’s tip comes from the TILT archive, and it address thinking on your feet when teaching: how to handle the normal detours, silences, and questions that pop up during instruction. The full tip is online here, and it also includes a link to the TILT resource guide, “Leading Classroom Discussions.”

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Earlier this year EDUCAUSE released a community-generated list of the “Top Challenges in Teaching and Learning, 2009.” Now EDUCAUSE is inviting the community to participate in a series of free, one-hour “Solutions in Action” webcasts on topics related to those challenges. The first webcast, on “Reaching and Engaging Today’s Learners,” takes place next Monday. Other webcasts will address issues such as “Developing 21st Century Literacies” and “Advancing Innovation in Teaching and Learning (with IT) in an Era of Budget Cuts.”

A full list of “Solutions in Action” webcasts, and information on each, is available online here.

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Check out this new article in Campus Technology magazine, which addresses the question of how to gauge the impact of technology on student learning outcomes.

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From a recent post on “The Teaching Professor” blog, this week’s tip looks at the potential of student questions for sparking discussion and student thinking. Specifically, do you answer student questions too quickly? The author suggests that leaving a little time for thought, or writing the question on the board for students to see, could have added impact. The full posting is online here.

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This week’s tip features a pair of links to articles addressing two facets of the technology revolution and its implications for higher education, teaching, and learning:

Joan Lippincott of CNI on mobile technologies and the implications for academic libraries

Tomorrow’s Professor Blog on “Imminent Changes in Higher Education and its Delivery”

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While on the EDUCAUSE site recently, I found one of their ongoing features, “7 Things You Should Know About…” The topic is “Lecture Capture,” and it’s a good overview of the benefits, challenges, and opportunities associated with recording lectures for later use. To view the full feature, check it out online here.

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