Here’s a kind of assignment that can work for intermediate level and advanced level courses. The huge advantage of this kind of assignment is that there’s a lot more variety in what you grade. Another advantage is that students will often learn new things, both about the course material and even about themselves, as a result of completing a portfolio.
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SCC: Happy Holiday Shopping Season!
Happy Thanksgiving Vassar! While on Thursday many will be digging into large portions of Turkey (or possibly some Tofurky for those vegetarians and vegans among us), the day after then kicks off the nonstop shopping extravaganza that is the Holiday season.
For this week’s Sustainable Community Challenge – and for this holiday season more generally – we ask you to think more locally with your holiday spending.
The “Evidence” of Pseudoscience
Slow Winemaking at Stoutridge Winery
After we and the chickens had been hunkering down in the house for Hurricane Sandy, we enjoyed getting out of the house to go to Stoutridge Vineyard in Marlboro, NY for a tour and wine tasting. We were greeted by … Continue reading →
Dinner with Professor Yu Zhou, followed by a day with David Pimentel
It was safe to say that the first week back from October break found us all more refreshed and ready for the second half of the semester. For that Wednesday night family dinner, we had Professor Yu Zhou (from the Geography department, with a focus in economic geography) joining us for a hot meal consisting of stir fried veggies with tofu and rice, as well as stir fried venison, and a bed of fresh salad on the side…. Continue reading →