Jacobs Library: Academic Affairs Resources: 2016/17 Readings

Chronological list of readings 2016/17

Arranged by the date they were emailed to faculty and staff.

10/7/16
"Redefining College Readiness"

Much of the keynote presentation today (Faculty Development Day-10/7/16) focused on a single definition of college and career readiness and the work going on statewide to bring the two areas together. I’ve included for your reference a white paper by David T. Conley of the Educational Policy Improvement Center that speaks more directly to the concept of college readiness. I hope you will be able to note some of the similarities in the two approaches.

9/23/16
"Five Ways to Teach Students to Be Learning Centered, Too"

I’ve been preparing a presentation for our Adjunct Faculty Development Academy about The Learning College. That IVCC is committed to this philosophy of learner-centeredness (as opposed to student-centeredness) is one of the many things that attracted me to this institution. As a reminder about some of the essential concepts of this approach, I’ve included a couple of articles: one about how we can work to get students to take responsibility for their own learning, the other about how we can approach content in a manner other than the pressure to “cover” it before the end of the semester. Enjoy!
9/23/16
"Skills First, and Let Content Follow"
9/19/16
"The New Cheating Economy"

I’ve included an article that was discussed at this week’s meeting of the academic administrators. I was shocked at the presentation of the “cheating economy” that was portrayed. I thought it was worth sharing with you, as you are the most directly impacted by the implications of such assaults on academic integrity.
8/26/16
"The Mindset List: The Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2020"

My thanks to Dr. Schiffman for some lighter fare for your reading pleasure.