http://blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp CofC Weblog for EHHP Faculty Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:01:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.magnapubs.com/issues/magnapubs_tp/archives.html Follow this link to The Teaching Professor archives for a great article I just re-read about grading student essays: Incorporating process pedagogy into grading student essays, The Teaching Professor, May 2008. http://blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp/2009/11/16/grading-student-writing-some-great-ideas-to-try/ A must-have link: http://www.zamzar.com Ever need to convert a file (video, audio, document) to another format? You need look no further than Zamzar. I had planned to list all the "converted from" and "converted to" formats they handle right here, but you just won't believe the number of ways your file can ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp/2009/11/13/zamzar-file-conversion-monster/ [caption id="attachment_278" align="alignleft" width="408" caption="Collecting and organizing your work"][/caption] http://blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp/2009/11/11/thursday-nov-12-3-6-dont-miss-this/ Here are some tips for finishing out the semester--it is almost that time! End Notes: Distinctive Ways to Wrap-Up a College Course May, 2008 By Margaret Walsh, Keene State College, New Hampshire The ending of a course is worthy of greater attention than it typically receives. Endless time and energy ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp/2009/11/09/some-ways-to-wrap-up-a-college-course/ This entry was originally published on the CFD blog early last year. An issue worth repeating here. Should Instructors Provide Students with Complete Notes? October 6, 2008 By Maryellen Weimer Course management software programs make it especially easy for instructors to provide students with a set of complete lecture notes. ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp/2009/11/09/should-instructors-provide-students-with-complete-notes/ Top 8 Websites With Cool Free Tests That Measure Your Personality Traits Nov. 8th, 2009 By Mahendra Palsule from MakeUseOf.com Personality TestsOnline, free personality tests have been a favorite pastime in the past two decades, beginning with the mushrooming of personality test websites and followed by the current popularity of Facebook Quizzes. ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp/2009/11/09/top-8-websites-with-free-tests-that-measure-personality-traits/ Here's a link to the November issue of The Teaching Professor. Some great articles are here about alternative approaches to grading, other approaches to first-class-day activities, class participation, PPT based lectures, and the issue of how many tests to give. http://www.magnapubs.com/issues/magnapubs_tp/23_9/news/602959-1.html http://blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp/2009/11/09/check-out-these-teaching-articles/ The use of sound effects can make or break a project, but sometimes finding that right, good-quality piece of audio can be difficult. Flash Kit Flash Kit’s Sound FX page is one of the best places to download free sound effects. The site has over 7,000 royalty-free tracks available for download You ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp/2009/11/05/sites-for-free-sound-effects-from-makeuseof/ This is a long HOW TO from MakeUseOf, but it's a helpful one that takes you step by step as you create a calendar you can use month to month and even print. Step #1 – Create The Header And Title The first thing you’ll need to do is create the weekday ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp/2009/10/27/create-calendar-template-on-excel/ How about an alternative to watching NCAA on TV? This is just in from MakeUseOf. NCAA.com. That is the NCAA’s on demand site. If you browse on over there you will see this: So if you want to be emailed and have access to all the NCAA games starting from the first round ... http://blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp/2009/10/27/just-for-fun-watch-ncaa-games-for-free-on-web/