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How Digital Calendar Management Empowers Professors and Students

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In a piece for Inside Higher Ed , Florida State University professor Michael Furman petitions for the continued hosting of virtual office hours even after campuses have fully returned to in-person classes. This same reality should apply to the dynamics of engagement between students and their professors.

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Professors Try Teaching With TikTok. But It’s Not for ‘Boring, Lecturing Things.’

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the professor says, “Have I analyzed five forces or only four,” referring to a management theory known as Porter’s Five Forces. The professor admits it’s “corny stuff,” but he says he was inspired by watching other top TikTok influencers, such as the performer Drake. Except, instead of saying “Have I fired six shots or only five today?”

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What One Startup Founder Learned in Her Quest to Change How Profs Communicate With Students

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Her premise was that a key link between professors and students was broken. Specifically, she felt that emails between professors and students led to inequalities when it came to which students understood material or got clarifications on how to do assignments. She called her startup Piazza. program at Stanford University.

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What’s a Backchannel and Is it Right For Your Class?

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A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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25 Online Resources About Brainstorming and Mindmapping

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A mind map is a visual representation of information and ideas that helps organize and connect various concepts, making it easier for individuals and groups to understand, remember, and communicate complex topics.

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We Need More Math Teachers. Here’s How to Prepare Them for Life in the Classroom.

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As a professor of practice whose goal is to prepare preservice teachers to lead their own classrooms, how do I ensure that these preservice teachers know math content well and feel equipped and prepared to teach math to students? Math is about creativity, making sense, connections, and communicating.” Mistakes are valuable.

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Practical masking advice from Professor Marr

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Rio Americano alum and Virginia Tech professor, Dr. Linsey Marr, was a guest on NPR's Science Friday. In my years of science lectures, colloquia, and conferences, I don't need that many fingers to count academics who communicate as effectively as Linsey Marr. And just because I'm biased, it doesn't mean it isn't true. Pretty close.