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Different Worlds in the Same Classroom
A 1985 essay by William G. Perry that analyses how to adapt to student expectations of teachers and the classroom.
http://bokcenter.fas.harvard.edu/docs/perry.html
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Teaching Controversial Issues
An essay describing how to plan for controversy in the classroom, to teach students to think critically.
http://ctl.unc.edu/fyc21.html
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Managing Classroom Conflict
An essay describing steps teachers can take to prevent “incidents” from escalating into a crisis that derails a course. Practicing effective interpersonal communication techniques can handle “hot moments” effectively.
http://ctl.unc.edu/fyc22.html
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Getting Students to Read
A brief discussion of recent research and literature on students’ reading habits and a few tips on structuring classroom activities and assignments to improve students’ performance.
http://www.umbc.edu/fdc/fdcgettingstudentstoread.htm
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"Facilitating Discussion: A Brief Guide"
An exhaustive analysis of how to use discussion effectively in the classroom, from a pamphlet by Katherine K. Gottschalk, Cornell University.
http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/taresources/leadisc.html
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Learning Student Names
Lots of creative tips for learning students’ names.
http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/bib/names.htm
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Netiquette Home Page
The do's and don'ts of civil online communication. Netiquette covers both common courtesy online and the informal "rules of the road" of cyberspace. This site provides links to both summary and detail information.
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/
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Preventing Plagiarism
University of Minnesota’s Writing Center provides this index with definitions, advice, handouts, and resources.
http://writing.umn.edu/tww/plagiarism/index.htm
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Guidance For University of Michigan Instructors Leading Class Discussion on The Tragedy of September 11, 2001
Good outline of what to expect when dealing with an emotionally intense issue, and how to structure and lead class so as to increase learning. Applicable beyond the specifics of the 9/11 terrorist attack.
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/publinks/tragedydiscussion.html
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Discussing a Crisis
Lots of useful links to many aspects of teaching emotionally intense topics. Focuses primarily on war in Iraq, but useful for other situations as well.
http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/guide.html
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Classroom Management Tools
From the Arizona State University Intergroup Relations Center, including groundrules for dialogue, conflict de-escalation strategies, addressing disruptive behavior, and generating constructive dialogue.
http://www.asu.edu/provost/intergroup/resources/factools.html
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Teaching In Racially Diverse College Classrooms
A short page of tips from Harvard’s Bok Center to help teachers plan a course with the multicultural classroom in mind, find ways to make the actual classroom open and safe for all students, learn how to intervene tactfully and effectively in racially charged classroom situations, and assess conscious and unconscious biases about people of cultures other than your own.
http://www.bokcenter.harvard.edu/docs/TFTrace.html
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Improving Instructors’ Speaking Skills (pdf)
Based on experimental research of effective speaking, this article reviews: what is effective lecture delivery; how lecturers c an analyze their classroom delivery; and how lecturers can improve their classroom delivery. Idea Paper no. 14, from the series developed by the Center for Faculty Evaluation and Development, Kansas State University.
http://www.idea.ksu.edu/papers/Idea_Paper_24.pdf
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Motivating Students
Series of brief paragraph-length essays in response to specific questions, such as: how do I deal with groups who are not functioning well together? how do I get students over anxiety about the course? and should class be fun?
http://tep.uoregon.edu/resources/faqs/motivatingstudents/motivating.html
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