TEACHING TIP
Collaborative Learning
Research studies over the last several decades indicate that university students learn more and retain it longer when they are actively engaged in classroom activities and when they collaborate with one another. The national trend is to include more of these kinds of activities in college courses, but what about here at BYU? Are BYU faculty members finding effective ways to engage their students in more collaborative-learning activities? Do these activities enhance student learning, and are they easily implemented? The answer is a resounding “Yes!”. Explore strategies BYU colleagues have implemented in their classes in this teaching tip.
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TECH TIPSecuring Your USB Flash Drive
Do you have a USB flash drive? What files are stored on it? Would you care if just anyone were to access those files? A USB flash drive is a handy way to carry around electronic documents, many documents with the increasing storage capacities. |
LIGHT THE FIREBringing the Aims to Life
“Last winter [1995] we introduced a draft document entitled ‘The Aims of a BYU Education,’ which was widely discussed and then revised. A final version of this statement has now been warmly endorsed by the Board of Trustees as an important instrument of university policy—but it won’t mean a thing if it is left in drawers or three-ring binders. We must find ways to bring the spirit and the substance of that eloquent statement to life in the experience of every student, every faculty member, and all others in the BYU community.” |