Identifying Collaboration Strategies that Work in Your Online Course
Online collaboration can be a challenge in any online course. A recent article from NISOD (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development) provides suggestions to help foster collaboration in your online course. Link to Article: "Online Collaboration...
“Bring on the Bard” by Kevin Long
Kevin Long, associate professor of theatre and speech at Harper College, and his co-author Mary Christel have written a book, "Bring on the Bard", which offers active drama approaches that position students to engage with Shakespeare’s text through low-risk speaking...
How to Keep from Going MIA in Your Online Course
Engagement is critical when teaching an online course. A recent article from Faculty Focus provides suggestions on how to stay engaged with students in an online course. Link to Article: "How to Keep from Going MIA in Your Online Course" Harper OSCQR Rubric: Guide for...
Extending the Walls of the Classroom: Infusing South Asia into Harper College (GEC)
As it prepares to transition to Asia as its next Global Region of Focus for the academic years 2020-2023, the Office of International Education is offering its third Faculty International GEC and International Field Seminar. The on-campus GEC will include five...
Critical Thinking Improves Life Outcomes
Did you know? Critical thinking predicts a wide range of life events! That’s the major finding of a series of recent studies conducted by Heather Butler and her colleagues in the psychology department at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Butler et al....
Reflections on Student Success
Submitted by Mary Horstman, Nursing How do you prepare students to become healthcare professionals in the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program? The life of a healthcare professional is especially difficult since it is a life of serving others. Healthcare workers...