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Faculty Resource Center

Resources

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Resources for discussing the Virginia Tech tragedy in the classroom:
"Death and Grief in the Classroom" (PPT)
Power Point Presentation and List of Resources provided by Kay Fowler

Re-designing a course this summer?
Check out this summary guide:
L. Dee Fink, "A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning"
"What is Significant Learning"

The Faculty Resource Center is in part a physical space, located in E 216, where faculty members can meet to explore issues about effective teaching and related professional interests. Workshops are regularly scheduled. Special arrangements to use the space can be made through Lysandra Perez-Strumolo.

Links worth looking at

Plagiarism: Ramapo's policy and library sources. Turn-it-in online software for originality report on students' work [e-copy of paper required]. Refer cases to Emma Rainforth (erainfor@ramapo.edu).

The Teaching Professor: the newsletter is a forum for discussion of the best strategies supported by the latest research for effective teaching in the college classroom. The articles are short with much practical advice.

Faculty Assembly: timely announcements and archived reports of interest to faculty

Faculty Handbook: procedures for personnel decisions.

Center for Academic Success: for students who need help with ESL, mathematics, reading and writing.

Time Management for New Faculty (PDF) [from SIGMOD Record]

Quadrant "To Do" List (PDF) [from Stephen Covey]

Organizing a Writing Group (PDF) [from Elizabeth Rankin]