Karen LaPlants and Zala Fashant presented to a full room of faculty for a 3-hour deep dive on Designing Effective Teaching and Significant Learning. The workshop was based on the book of the same title being published this fall. Participants came from K-12, colleges and universities whose job titles included faculty, instructional designers, administrators, and more. This talented group of...
Read MoreThe redline edits are done and the content is going to the "typesetter" to create the pages for final edits. We are on track to getting the book in our hands for the conferences at which we are presenting at the end of October and November. Several well-respected colleagues are reviewing the book and writing testimonials for the back cover...
Read MoreOn April 6, 2019, Linda Russell presented a keynote at the Minnesota Writing and English conference at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The title was "I Read it But..." Linda and her colleague, Shirley Johnson, discussed the importance of background knowledge and context setting for enhancing reading comprehension as well as techniques for improving paraphrasing and summarizing....
Read MoreApril 5: D2L Connections Conference, Normandale College Karen LaPlant and Zala Fashant presented three sessions to 80 participants. The Art of Designing Effective Teaching and Significant Learning Many new full-time, adjunct faculty and early-career faculty have gaps in their abilities to teach well so students can benefit from significant learning. Understanding the art and science of teaching usually takes semesters...
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