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How do you come up with new ideas for your class? I troll the business section of www.fark.com for fresh ideas and I also rely upon suggestions from ... more Asked by Anonymous 0 5 1	Common Challenges
How do you handle student requests to raise their grade at the end of the semester? I emphasize horizontal equity and remind the student that the class is now over. I tell them that ... more Asked by Anonymous 0 5 3	Grading
Hey Dirk! Thanks so much for all of the great multimedia, I use it in my high school class all the time and it makes such a big difference with my students. I noticed though that most of the video clips are no longer accessible...can you help?? Thanks so much! Jeff Hi Jeff. We've changed platforms and we are no longer using Critical Commons. It will take ... more Asked by Jeff G. 0 5 4	Multimedia
Dirk, it's Howie Baetjer from the teaching workshop. 1) Should I make the Facebook group private or open for others to see? 2) When I have official announcements, should I make them through Facebook or Blackboard? Thanks for taking time to answer. Howie Hi Howie. Leave the FB group open for others to see but require students to join it -- this allows ... more Asked by Howard B. from Towson Univ. 0 5 1	Multimedia
A student in one of my classes is quite disruptive. Do you have any suggestions for how to handle the situation? The next time it happens, ask the student to speak to you after class. Once you are able to speak ... more Asked by Anonymous 0 4 3	Common Challenges
How do you get students to attend class? Attendance determines part of their participation grade so students come for that reason. But I ... more Asked by Anonymous 0 4 9	Common Challenges Attendance
What is the most challenging topic to teach? For me the answer is cost. Students are unfamiliar with most of the terminology -- and there is ... more Asked by Anonymous 0 4 3	Common Challenges
I am going to be teaching a large class for the first time this fall, what advice do you have? In a big room you need to get away from the podium and move around. Take advantage of a wireless ... more Asked by Anonymous 0 4 5	Common Challenges Maintaining Attention
How do you get students to read in your class? Great question. Getting to students to read is multi-dimensional. Some will read becasue you've ... more Asked by Anonymous 0 4 3	Common Challenges Maintaining Attention
I'd like to run the Tennis Ball Production activity I experienced at the CASET conference. Where can I get all the instructions? Thanks! Hi! I gave the spreadsheet to Greg Fisher. My understand was that he was going to send the file ... more Asked by Chris D. from Edison High School 0 0 0	Common Challenges Maintaining Attention

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