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Madison, WI
Joined April 2009
If you'd like to add some practical strategies for promoting student engagement to your teaching repertoire, you won't want to miss our #TeachProf19 opening plenary by Elizabeth Barkley. Join us in New Orleans, June 7-9! magnapubs.com/teaching-profe… #facdev #teach
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It's time to put the finishing touches on your well-crafted speaking abstract for the 2019 Teaching Professor Conference, June 7-9 in New Orleans. The Call for Proposals closes three weeks! magnapubs.com/teaching-profe… #TeachProf19
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The Teaching Professor Conference provides an invigorating forum for college faculty whose commitment to instructional excellence transcends disciplinary boundaries. If you’d like to present at our 2019 conference, submit your abstract now. magnapubs.com/teaching-profe… #TeachProf19
It's not too early .... Take advantage of super early bird pricing for the 2019 Teaching Professor Conference, June 7-9 in New Orleans. ow.ly/DNHV30kzdau #TeachProf19
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Small teaching Tip 2: using the Retrieval Effect in your classroom. @JamesOnCourse
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The Pedagogy of Podcasts via @UConn bit.ly/2M9bIG3 #teaching #learning #pedagogy
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Excited to see a fellow canadian AND bio prof present @nhaave from @UAlberta I am, however happy this is my last session today....sooo sleepy!!! #TeachProf18 it takes a lot to think this hard all day!! – at Atlanta, GA
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Replying to @SChewPsych
@SChewPsych rocking the keynote @ #tp2018
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A big thank you to @SChewPsych for getting #TeachProf18 started with such a thought-provoking opening plenary.
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I'm in the @chronicle today with some advice on teaching required courses, about which I've learned a few things over the past three years. chronicle.com/article/Why-Is…
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College students come from a much wider range of backgrounds and circumstances than they used to. Their new realities require a new approach to higher education—and I’m excited to see schools like @UCF and @GeorgiaStateU leading the way. m-gat.es/2KmV1oz
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What do you need to know about fundraising if the idea of asking people for money makes you nervous or uncomfortable? Learn more with "But I Hate Asking for Money": Development Tips for Academic Administrators: ow.ly/j0XV50hirjR
It won't be long now! Download the program for the 2018 Teaching Professor Conference to see the impressive line-up of speakers and topics we have in store for you and then join us in Atlanta, June 1-3. ow.ly/9IRC30jUPd5 #teachprof18
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Why Supporting #OER Is a Smart Decision - via @educause er.educause.edu/multimedia/2…
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In this blog post, @pfeltenNC summarizes how effective institutions are constantly working to improve, using seven principles that are designed to help guide such work within the undergraduate experience: ow.ly/rPaK30jIzZq
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Only 48 hours left! Come away better prepared to increase student participation and engagement in a diverse online classroom. Register today for Three Secrets to Building Diverse and Inclusive Online Learning Environments: ow.ly/bB4350hat5H
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ICYMI: my new piece in the @chronicle is about what colleges and universities can do to combat faculty burnout. chronicle.com/article/3-Ways…
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Instructional Designers Are Teachers - Hybrid Pedagogy buff.ly/2HdswMn
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For the month of April, I am blogging (activelylearning2teach.blogs…) while I read José Bowen's Teaching Naked (teachingnaked.com/) in anticipation of his keynote at the @ualbertactl FoTL (ualberta.ca/centre-for-teach…).
Two months from today you’ll be heading home from the 15th annual Teaching Professor Conference with a headful of ideas for boosting student learning and an expanded circle of new and old friends. We hope to see you in Atlanta, June 1-3 at #teachprof18 ow.ly/jA6r30jijgT