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Direct linkHolyer, Robert – Liberal Education, 2014
Each summer, faculty and academic deans from institutions across the country make their way to the Wye River campus of the Aspen Institute on the Eastern Shore of Maryland for a weeklong seminar. Described as professional development, it often turns out to be much more. The Wye Seminars have at their core a collection of classic texts--from Plato…
Descriptors: Seminars, Faculty Development, Educational History, Institutes (Training Programs)
Heubeck, Elizabeth – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2008
The recent growth of online education has added a new dimension to college learning that was unthinkable a few decades ago. Knocking down the traditional notion of the "ivory tower" college campus, online education presents an entirely new classroom paradigm, a shift resulting in more opportunities and challenges. In this article,…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Higher Education, Foreign Students, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedVoorhees, Rhondie; Petkas, Steven N. – New Directions for Student Services, 2011
The Common Ground Multicultural Dialogue program in the Department of Resident Life at the University of Maryland is an innovative peer education program designed to teach skills for engagement through exploration of contemporary multicultural societal dilemmas. The Common Ground Dialogue Program was launched in 2000 to provide undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Peer Teaching, Multicultural Education, Student Leadership
Download full textTurrentine, Penny; MacDonald, Lucy – NADE Digest, 2006
Is tutoring online more than just email? Two yearlong studies explored tutoring online in two different modes. One, from Atlantic Community College in New Jersey, looked at asynchronous (not real time) tutoring online using a discussion board. The other, at Pima Community College in Arizona, used synchronous (real time) online software. The…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Tutoring, Online Courses, Instructional Effectiveness
Brewer, Sally; Milam, Peggy – School Library Journal, 2005
Library media specialists are gung ho on technology, but they often lack the cash to take advantage of it, according to "SLJ"'s first-ever tech survey. Earlier this year, they reported on the various ways that school librarians use technology--from creating Web sites to policy-making to training students and colleagues. This time, they…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Discussion Groups, School Libraries
