Fall 2009

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• After Two Decades, the TRC's Flagship Program Still Embodies our Mission
• By the Numbers: 20 Years and Counting
• Pushing the Boundaries by Michael S. Palmer, Associate Professor, Assistant Director, Teaching Resource Center; Chemistry
• ACE Courses Provide An Outlet — And The Funds — To Move Teaching And Research Into The Community by Roberto I. Armengol, TRC Graduate Student Associate, Anthropology
• In Focus: An Interview with Michael Wesch

Spring 2009

Newsletter Front Page (web-only edition)

• The "Change-Up": A Good Pitch to Have in Your Teaching Repertoire by Bill McAllister, Former TRC Faculty Consultant, History.
• Book Review: What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain. Reviewed by Cedar Reiner, Former TRC Graduate Student Associate, Psychology.
• Rethinking Courses (University Teaching Fellows)
• Courses We Wish We'd Taken (Teaching+Technology Fellows)
• Distinguished Teaching Professorships

Spring 2008

Newsletter Front Page (web-only edition)

• The Class Recap: Some Advantages of Regular E-mail Contact by Peter J. Capuano, TA, Department of English.
• Rethinking Discussion Leadership by Edmund Russell, Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society and History.
• Stephen Arata, NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor
• Mitchell Green, Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professor

Fall 2007

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• The Learning Portfolio: Promoting Intentional Learning by Dorothe J. Bach, TRC Faculty Consultant, German.
• Book Review: Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms by Steven D. Brookfield and Stephen Preskill. Reviewed by Brantley Craig, Former TRC Graduate Student Associate, Religious Studies.
• Rethinking Courses (University Teaching Fellows)

Spring 2007

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• Encouraging Scholarly Practice for Web-Savvy Students by Deandra Little, TRC Faculty Consultant, English.
• Using Mid-Semester Evaluations to Encourage Active Learning by Carey Sargent, Former TRC Graduate Student Associate, Department of Sociology.

Fall 2006

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• Grading with Rubrics: Developing a Fair and Efficient Assessment Tool by Deandra Little, TRC Faculty Consultant, English.
• No More Singin’ the Blues: Preparing for Oral Presentations by Judith Reagan, TRC Associate Director, Drama.
• Book Review: Thought and Knowledge: An Introduction to Critical Thinking, 3rd ed. by Diane F. Halpern. Reviewed by Ryan Emanuel, Former TRC Graduate Student Associate, Environmental Sciences.
• Deborah Roach, Caviliers' Distinguished Teaching Professor
• Rethinking Courses (University Teaching Fellows)
  

Spring 2006

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• Little Things Matter in Large Course Instruction by Michael Palmer, TRC Faculty Consultant, Chemistry.
• How I Read Student Evaluations by Cedar Riener, TRC Graduate Student Associate, Department of Psychology.
• Book Review: The Digital Teaching Portfolio Handbook: A How-To Guide for Educators by Clare R. Kilbane and Natalie B. Milman. Reviewed by Mandy Hege, TRC Graduate Student Associate, Psychology.

Fall 2005

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• The Zen Ten by Mark Edmundson, Daniels Family NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor (2004-2007), Department of English.
• William McDonald, NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor
• Rethinking Courses (University Teaching Fellows)
• Book Review: Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses by L. Dee Fink. Reviewed by Alena Nye-Knutson, Former TRC Graduate Student Associate, Department of Religious Studies.
• José Fuentes, Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professor

Spring 2005

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• Maximizing Student Learning Through Effective Note-Giving by James A. Smith, Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professor (2000-2002), Department of Civil Engineering.
• Teaching with Reading Journals by Christopher Jackson, TRC Graduate Student Associate, Department of English.
• Rethinking Courses (University Teaching Fellows)
• Mark Edmundson, NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor
  

Fall 2004

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• Introduction by Marva Barnett, TRC Director and Department of French.
• Engaging Students from Beginning to End by Lisa Reilly, Horace W. Goldsmith Distinguished Teaching Professor (1999-2002), Department of Architectural History.
• Engaging Evaluations: Helping Students Consider Their Learning by Cassandra Fraser, Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professor, Chemistry.
• Personalizing the Engagement by Marva A. Barnett, TRC Director and Department of French.
• Cassandra Fraser, Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professor
• Brian Balogh, NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor
• Book Review: Teachers as Intellectuals: Toward a Critical Pedagogy of Learning by Henry A. Giroux. Reviewed by Dustin Kidd, Former TRC Graduate Student Associate, Department of Sociology.

Spring 2004

• They Look Like They're Learning... by Deandra Little, TRC Faculty Consultant, English.
• Helping Struggling Students: Learning Needs and Evaluation Center Services by Allison Anderson, LNEC Director.
• New Occasional Paper Announcement
• Book Review: Diversity and Motivation: Culturally Responsive Teaching by Raymond J. Wlodkowski and Margery B. Ginsberg. Reviewed by Bill Murad, TRC Teaching + Technology Support Partner and Department of Classics.
• New Faculty Consultants at the TRC

• Playing Well Together: The Challenges and Rewards of Team Teaching by Cristinia Della Coletta, NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
• TAPs as a Continuous Improvement Tool by Jennifer Flynn, Department of Philosophy.
• Book Review: The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life by Parker Palmer. Reviewed by Jacqueline A Bussie, Former TRC Graduate Student Associate, Department of Religious Studies.
• Claire Cronmiller, Cavaliers' Distinguished Teaching Professor
• Rethinking Courses (University Teaching Fellows)
• TRC Graduate Student Staff
• Faculty and TAs Value Teaching Portfolios

• Making Connections with Concept Maps by Bill McAllister, TRC Faculty Consultant and Department of History.
• HOOS on the Team? Maximizing the Academic Performance of Student-Athletes by Jacquie Bussie, TRC Graduate Student Associate and Department of Religious Studies.
• Anonymous Gift Funds Teaching Portfolio Workshop
• International Connections by Judith Reagan, TRC Associate Director and Department of Drama.
• MY TAKE: Instructive Criticism by Dustin Kidd, TRC Graduate Student Associate and Department of Sociology.
• Teaching in Teams Workshop, April 4, 2003.
• 2002 Mead Honored Professors
• Thanks to Recent Contributors

• Taking Stock: Evaluations from Students by Robert F. Bruner, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Executive Director of the Batten Institute, Darden Graduate Business School.
• Barnett Wins Award
• Incorporating Website Group Projects in Arts and Humanities Classes by Christopher P. Loss, Department of History and School of Education.
• Cristina Della Coletta, NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor by Clarissa Caldwell, CLAS 2005.
  
• Daniel Hallahan, Cavaliers' Distinguished Teaching Professor

• Central Ground: The Teaching Mantra by Bill McAllister, TRC Faculty Consultant and Department of History.
• Building a Teaching Team with TAs by Claire Cronmiller, Associate Professor, Department of Biology.
• Who Are Today's Students? by Penny Rue, Dean of Students.
• Book Review: What's the Use of Lectures? by Donald Bligh. Reviewed by Dustin Kidd, TRC Graduate Student Associate, and Department of Sociology.
• "Some 'Whys' Behind the 'Hows' of Teaching and Research" by Robert F. Cook, Professor of French.
• The Teaching Analysis Poll: Everyone Wins

• Lost in the Crowd? Helping Individual Students by Marva A. Barnett, TRC and Department of French.
• MY TAKE: Actively Engaged or Overly Committed? by June Griffin, Department of English, and Dorothe Bach, Department of German.
• Creating Academic Community by Mendy Gladden and James Kim, Department of English.
• Jahan Ramazani, NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor

• Better Student Essays through Staging and Scaffolding Assignments by Jon D'Errico, Associate Director of Writing Programs, English Department & June Griffin, Graduate Associate, TRC and Department of English.
• E-folio as a Writing Tool by John Alexander, Manager, Instructional Technology & Rachel Saury, Director, Arts & Science Center for Instructional Technology.
• I Profess by Carol Mershon, Assistant Professor, Department of Government and Foreign Affairs.
• Notes from the Undergrads.Teaching Tips from Thoughtful Students
• Presenting Our Work as Teachers: Finding the 'Tune' with a Teaching Portfolio by Robert F. Bruner, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration & Executive Director of the Batten Institute, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.

• Promoting Students' Intellectual Growth by Marva A. Barnett, Director, TRC and Department of French.
• Book Review: Teaching In Laboratories David Boud, Jeffrey Dunn, and Elizabeth Hegarty-Hazel. Reviewed by Linda Johnson, Former Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Biology.
• Book Review: Interdisciplinary Courses and Team Teaching: New Arrangements for Learning by James R. Davis. Reviewed by Willie Young, Former Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Religious Studies.
• James Smith, Cavalier Distinguished Teaching Professor of Civil Engineering.
• Alan Howard, NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor of American Studies.
• Interdisciplinary Connections (University Teaching Fellows).

• Now I Know Why I Almost Failed Kindergarten--Convention, Learning Styles, and a Pink Pig by Kathy Poole, Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture.
• The Précis: One Reading Comprehension Tool. An Idea from Michael Kubovy, Professor of Psychology.
• Talking about Teaching by Michael Thomas, Graduate Instructor, Religious Studies.
• TAP-ping Our Resources: Learning from Teaching Analysis Polls by Willie Young, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Religious Studies.
  
• In Their Words...Students' Ideas about Teaching (Making the Grade) by Jann Lacoss, Faculty Consultant, TRC and Department of Slavic Languages and Literature.
  
• In Their Words...Students' Ideas about Teaching (Acing the Exam) by Jann Lacoss, Faculty Consultant, TRC and Department of Slavic Languages and Literature.

• Career and Course Development, Side by Side
• The NEH and Cavalier Distinguished Teaching Professors
• On the Same Wavelength? Clarifying Course Expectations and Goals by Marva Barnett, Director, TRC and Department of French.
• Book Review: Teaching Students to Think Critically: A Guide for Faculty in All Disciplines by Chet Meyers. Reviewed by Emile Lester, Former TRC Graduate Student Associate and Department of Government and Foreign Affairs.
• University Teaching Initiative: Past, Present, and Future.
• Using All Your Legs: How Student Evaluations Can Fit Into A Holistic Teaching Assessment Program by Bill McAllister, Faculty Consultant, TRC and Department of History.
• U.Va. Colleagues Reflect on Teaching

• The "Course Evaluation Follow-Up" Form by Cheryl Krueger, Associate Professor, Department of French.
• Book Review: Effective Teaching in Higher Education by George Brown and Madeleine Atkins. Reviewed by Mark Salata, Graduate Student Associate TRC and Departments of Biology and Education.
• Encouraging Students' Participation in Discussions by Marva Barnett, TRC and Department of French.
• Fall Forum Showcases University Teaching Initiative by Bill McAllister, Faculty Consultant, TRC (History).
• How Does Your Life Outside Class Affect Your Learning? by Margaret Gardiner, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of English.
• Mathematics Handbook Addresses Key Departmental Issues in TA Training by Terrell Hodge, Graduate Instructor, Department of Mathematics.
• A Pedagogy of Possibility Underlies "A Nun in the Toilet" by Dorothy Vasquez-Levy, Dept. of Curriculum, Instruction & Special Education, Curry School of Education.
• Promoting Intellectual Community by Margaret Gardiner, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of English.

• Hoopless Jumping by Kirk Martini, Assistant Professor, Architecture and Civil Engineering.
• NEH Distinguished Teaching Professorships by Bill McAllister, Faculty Consultant, TRC and Department of History.
• New Courses, New Teaching Techniques
• University Teaching Initiative Funds Thirty-nine Proposals
• What Constitutes a Good Lecture and What Makes a Discussion Section Productive? by Jann Lacoss, Faculty Consultant, TRC and Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Jennifer Chylack, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of English.

• Electronic Feedback at Work by Kevin J. Sullivan, Assistant Professor, Computer Science.
• Book Review: First-Order Principles for College Teachers: Ten Basic Ways to Improve the Teaching Process by Robert Boice. Reviewed by Jennifer Chylack, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of English.
• Notes from the Electronic Suggestion Box: Experiences Using Anonymous Feedback In Teaching by Kirk Martini, Assistant Professor, Architecture and Civil Engineering.
• Parents' Program Provides Special Support For Teaching Analysis Polls by Bill McAllister, Faculty Consultant, TRC and Department of History.
• Video Review: A Private Universe reviewed by Bill McAllister, Faculty Consultant, TRC and Department of History.
• Student Suggestion
• Students' Ideas about Diversity in the Classroom by Jennifer Chylack, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of English.
• Summer Session Strategies by Michael Cholbi, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Philosophy.

• Video Review: The Art of Discussion Leading: A Class with Chris Christensen reviewed by Bill McAllister, Faculty Consultant, TRC and Department of History.
• Book Review: Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher by Stephen D. Brookfield. Reviewed by Jill Lasser, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
• The "Change-Up": A Good Pitch to Have in Your Teaching Repertoire by Bill McAllister, TRC and Department of History.
• Hoo's in Class? Motivation for Attendance and Preparation by Jann Lacoss, TRC and Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
• Book Review: Mastering the Techniques of Teaching by Joseph Lowman. Reviewed by Jill Lasser, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
• Teaching Portfolios Revisited
• Video Review: Thinking Together: Collaborative Learning in Science reviewed by Bill McAllister, Faculty Consultant, TRC and Department of History.
• TRC Staff Expands to Meet Increased Demand

• Book Review: The Academic's Handbook edited by A.L. DeNeef and C.D. Goodwin. Reviewed by Jennifer Secki, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Biology.
• Final Course Examinations Without Surprises by Doris Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf, Department of Physics.
• Formulae for Effective Lab Courses by Jennifer Secki, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Biology.
• How I Learned to Laugh (Carefully) at My Students by Amanda French, TA, Department of English.
• MOOs: Should They Be Used? by Laura Ramos, 2nd year, CLAS 1999.
• Talking About Teaching Anthropology: A TA-Faculty Workshop by Jeffrey Hantman and Susan McKinnon, Department of Anthropology.
• Technology in the Classroom of the 90's by Jann Lacoss, Coordinator, TRC and Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.

• A Method for Grading Essays in Any Course by Candace Caraco, TA, Department of English.
• Once Upon a Time in ENWR: The World-Wide Web as a Publication Medium for Student Essays by Matthew G. Kirschenbaum, TA, Department of English.
• Pop Quizzes Students Like by Toni Wegner, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology.
• Reflections on Teaching: The Science of Showing Off by Wade Edwards, TA, Department of French.

• Developing a Departmental TA Handbook & New TA Orientation by Karla Hagan-Ingram, TA, Department of Physics.
• Book Review: Five Days to an Organized Life by Lucy H. Hedrick. Reviewed by Candace Cone, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of French.
• Grading Class Participation by Martha L. Maznevksi, Assistant Professor, McIntire School of Commerce.
• Storming the Academic Job Market by Marva Barnett, Director, TRC and Department of French.

Fall 1995

November

• Responding to Student Writing by Stella Deen, Ph.D., Department of English.
• Revolutionizing Handouts by P. Christopher Mizelle, TA, Department of History.
• Book Review: Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia by Steven M. Cahn. Reviewed by Catherine Gardner, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Philosophy.

• Creating a Teaching Portfolio: Is It Worthwhile? by Toni Wegner, Department of Psychology.
• The Teaching Portfolio: A Living Document by Manuel D. Rossetti, Department of Systems Engineering.
• Using General Comment Sheets by Nancy Childress, TA, Department of English.

Spring 1995

April

• Video Review: The 1995 "Teachies": Best of TRC Videos reviewed by Bill McAllister, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of History.
• Video Review: The 1995 "Teachies": Best of TRC Videos (Part Two) reviewed by Bill McAllister, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of History.
• Computers and Teaching: Teaching via Computer
• How to Keep Your Students Thinking

• Foreign Language: It's More than Just Language by Jann Lacoss, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
• Book Review: Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers by Wilbert J. McKeachie. Reviewed by Bill McAllister, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of History.
• Using a T.A.P.: What's It Like? by Sara James, TA, Department of French.
• Why Do Students Drop a Course? by Alan Megill, Professor of History.

Fall 1994

November

• The Dog Ate My Homework: How to Deal With Unprepared Students by Jann Lacoss, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
• Dumb Questions: Can't Live With 'Em, Can't Live Without 'Em by Bill McAllister, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of History.
• E-mail in the Language Course by Vanessa Karahalios, Department of Classics.

• Some Answers About Questions by Carole Hamilton, M.A. English, 1994, St. Anne's-Belfield.
• Student Writing By E-mail: Connecting Classmates, Texts, Instructors by Jahan Ramazani, Department of English.
• Book Review: Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis. Reviewed by Sid Brown, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Religious Studies.

Spring 1994

April

• An "Academical Notebook" by Chris Carlsmith, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of History.
• Teaching Tips for Science Labs
• Whole-Class Processing

• Book Review: The Lecherous Professor: Sexual Harassment on Campus by Billie Wright Dzeich and Linda Weiner. Reviewed by Chris Carlsmith, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of History.
• Teaching Strategies: Lecturing

Fall 1993

November

• To Combat Plagiarism by Roberta Boss, University of Maryland, University College.
• The Electronic Text Center and On-Line Archive of Electronic Texts by David Seaman, Alderman Library, University of Virginia.
• Book Review: Morality, Responsibility, and the University: Studies in Academic Ethics by Steven M. Cahn. Reviewed by Sid Brown, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Religious Studies.

• Teaching Strategies: Effective Discussion Leading

Spring 1993

April

• Book Review: How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method by G. Polya. Reviewed by Jennifer Norton, Graduate Student Associate, TRC.
• The Market and Potential for Excellent Teaching: Using Your Skills as an Educator to Find Employment by Andrew Ceperley, Assistant Director, Office of Career Planning and Placement, and Former Teaching Assistant in the Department of Rhetoric & Communications Studies.
• Writing a Group Paper by Karen E. Young, CLAS 1993.

• Book Review: Teaching Students to Think Critically by Chet Meyers. Reviewed by Victoria Voytko, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Philosophy.
• Tips on Cooperative Learning
• Using a Mid-Term Evaluation to Give Students Responsibility for the Course by Nancy Loevinger, Graduate Instruction, Department of English.
• Teaching Idea: What Do Students Know About Course Content When They Begin?

Fall 1992

November

• Cooperative/Collaborative Learning for Active Student Involvement
• Book Review: Good Start: A Guidebook for New Faculty in Liberal Arts Colleges by Gerald W. Gibson. Reviewed by Victoria Voykto, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Philosophy.

• Course Evaluation by Charles M. Heuchert, Assistant Dean, Curry School of Education.
• Handbooks Provide TAs With A Wealth of Information by Keith Mason, Lecturer, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

Spring 1992

February

• Cooperative Learning/Cooperative Grading by Marji Lindner, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of Psychology.
• Book Review: They're Not Dumb,They're Different: Stalking the Second Tier by Sheila Tobias. Reviewed by Stella Deen, Graduate Student Associate, TRC and Department of English.
• Teaching Tip: Unprepared Students? by Genevieve Brock, Department of French.

Fall 1991

October

• Teaching Idea: Cooperative Controversies
• Turning Students into Scholars: An Undergraduate Research Experience by Michael E. Gorman, Division of Humanities, School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Spring 1991

April

• Teaching Idea: Generating "Irrefutable" Statements

• Teaching Idea: The One-Minute Paper