We know how important the first day of class is in setting the tone, the goals, the community in which we hope to work.
What about the last day of class? I think it’s almost as important.
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The Final Push
This is the busiest time of academic year for faculty and students alike.
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Embracing His Work: Rembrandt’s Goldsmith
Today’s post comes from Alec Aldrich, class of 2015 and Art Center volunteer.
Rembrandt van Rijn’s The Goldsmith (1655) was the smallest work in the Art Center’s
winter exhibition, Recent Acquisitions: Works on Paper, but it was well worth the
viewer’s attention.
Journal Resources
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability “aims to address all the economic, social, technological and institutional aspects related to the challenge of environmental sustainability by focussing on integration across academic disciplines”. It can be accessed through the Vassar library here.
Could Better Teaching Be Partly Responsible for Grade Inflation?
How do you know one teaching method is better than another?
How do you know when you’ve successfully developed more effective ways for students to learn the material in your courses?
If students are learning better, does that mean that they are earning better grades?
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How do we tell better learning from grade inflation?
I wish I had some answers to these questions. I don’t.
In evaluating teacher effectiveness and quality, we tend to rely on course evaluation questionnaires.