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You may want to review these rules before you start writing. They can also be used to create an outline to guide you in your writing. After 35 years, I still refer to these rules when I need a tool to...
In preparing to teach at Royal Roads University, I met up with an old friend who had been teaching first-year undergraduate students for several years. I wanted his best advice. Instead, he shared his...
“Volunteering to learn something that scares you and then observing what helps you through this experience, or what makes it worse, can provide excellent insights into what your own students are feeli...
“Skill in writing is one of the things I look for most in hiring because I feel that clear writing represents clear thinking, regardless of someone’s background. The ability to communicate effectively...
“Of all the approaches mentioned in this chapter, I feel that team-teaching with colleagues who share different racial backgrounds, personalities and learning styles is the most helpful.” – Stephen Br...
Skillful teaching is contextually informed, says award-winning author Stephen Brookfield, in that students perform better when lessons are relevant to their experience and understanding. In other word...