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MCC Daily Tribune

TCC: How to Become a Purposeful Prof - Part 1

Did you know that Professor Judi Salsburg Taylor (ESOL/TRS) took a "Leave for Professional Advancement for the Benefit of the College" in 2018-19 to research and develop a website about effective college teaching?

In an effort to share this excellent resource, which highlights work of many MCC faculty, the TCC will be highlighting pieces of the website throughout the year.

Are you familiar with the affective domain? It is the part of learning that isn't related to content - it's the part that can help or stop students from doing homework, coming prepared, studying effectively, reading the textbook, and participating in class.

Addressing students' affective needs does not mean that we turn our classrooms into group therapy sessions or pretend we are counselors. Rather, we equip students with some of the thinking habits necessary to persist in college and in life. It does not mean we lower our standards or reduce the rigor of our classes. When we regularly tend to our students' affective learning domain, we help them learn how to manage themselves in order to learn course material more thoroughly and develop habits that will serve them well beyond our classroom.

http://thepurposefulprof.org/theory/affective-domain/

This week's highlight includes specific prompts that you can use with your students to help them access the affective domain. It will take you less than 10 minutes to read. Thank you to Terry Shamblin (ESOL/TRS) for this document:

To access the whole site, visit: http://thepurposefulprof.org/

Eugenia Merliss
Teaching & Creativity Center
11/13/2019