Daily Library Technology and Education Links 05/18/2012

• What Really Matters to Working Students - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Higher Education

  The comments are actually more interesting than the article itself. Many of the comments hit on the issues that I see with "coddling" students through their education. At the end of the day...the students that have gumption are the students who will succeed - both in their classes, as well as in their career.

  tags: library chronicle students education higher education

  • But, are you really doing them a favour by allowing their outside interests to dictate how or whether they attend the classes they have signed up for?

  • But students who make it a habit of not showing up for class (such as the student who attended a class only 6 times in 11 weeks) because she had "business to attend to" is going to fail in the real world. An employer is NOT going to accept "I had business to attend to" as a reason for showing up to work 50% of the time. The student should have been advised to drop the class and re-enroll when she was ready to actually devote the time necessary to take the class.

      

    Remember, you aren't just teaching your subject, you are teaching personal responsibility (something that is becoming less and less common), time management and other real life skills.

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    • I have felt the same way; however, if a student takes the time to contact me vs. the student who just falls off the face of the earth, I'm more apt to work with the student that contacts me regularly regarding their issues!
  • The problem for me is that students constantly want accommodations, and it is really hard for me to tell which student truly has a life event vs. those who simply didn't do the work and want more time.
  • And there is one final problem, which is a big one. I teach material that is difficult and that builds - you can't do the second assignment unless you have completed and understood the first one. When a students gets significantly behind, whether it is due to a family  emergency, working too many hours, or simply partying too much, it is extremely likely that he or she will not be able to complete the course requirements by the end of the semester. I have seen it happen over and over.
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    • Another issue with INF1100
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    • And I personally think this is where Harrison has dropped the ball. Time management and other necessary skills that will enable success should be taught in Strategies!
  • I'm left with the impression that they may view college as a burden and not a privilege or an honor.
  • Balancing school and work requires a high degree of organization and time management. It's *hard* - but not *impossible* especially if students spend less time watching television and less time engaged in social interaction with friends. Improved time management may help resolve some of their issues.

• 100 Web 2.0 Tools Every Teacher Should Know About | Edudemic

  A comprehensive list of web 2.0 technologies for classroom use. This could be very useful for a faculty development program!

  tags: library webtools education web2.0 web tools edtech

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