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NISOD Innovation Abstracts Vol. XXVII, No. 1 and No. 2


No. 1:
"Establishing a Collaborative Action Research Community," by Harriet Shenkman, faculty director, Center for Teaching Excellence, at Bronx Community College (NY), describes a successful strategy for getting faculty from two- and four-year institutions together to talk about their teaching and ways to improve student learning. Their disciplines are diverse, but their goals are shared. They design projects for the coming year. An intensive week of working together is followed by sharing progress and advice throughout the year, punctuated by reunions that, in addition to renewing developing friendships, provide tremendous opportunities to showcase projects.

No. 2:
"I Am Going to Write About . . ." - The Virus that Infects Language Art, Vincent Miholic, instructor of English at South Louisiana Community College, reviews some strategies for eliminating the undecipherable, boring, needlessly painful obstacles students put in the paths of their readers. He offers some revising strategies to help lead students away from their "viruses" and toward reconsidered writing.
                               
A Whole New Rodeo!
Mark Your Calendar!
International Conference on Teaching & Leadership Excellence Austin, Texas * May 29-June 1, 2005
               


Richard Degus
Executive Assistant to the President
02/01/2005