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Ohio State Emeritus Professor Wins Nobel in Physics

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Pierre Agostini, who has been a member of OSU’s physics faculty since 2005; Ferenc Krausz, who is affiliated with two German institutions; and Anne L’Huillier, of Lund University in Sweden, received the honor for developing new strategies to understand the rapid movements of electrons.

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Create an Engaged Classroom Using Four Strategies

The Scholarly Teacher

According to Wagner and Gansemer-Topf (2005), peer teaching increases understanding of course content and allows students an opportunity to be involved in and take responsibility for their own learning. Electronic Journal of E-Learning , 15 (2), 107–115. Educational researcher , 25 (8), 37-39. Palkie, B., & & Madden, J.

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Working environments: a short overview of the literature

SRHE

Lee and Brand (2005) also proposed that offering more flexibility and control over workspaces could lead to significant benefits for occupants. Stochastic resonance, observed across systems from biological networks to electronics, demonstrates how controlled noise can sometimes enhance performance. Personal communication to Kipar, N.,

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Recapturing the excitement of lectures

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

There is evidence that many students appreciate and benefit from interactive lectures (Huxham, 2005; Revell and Wainwright, 2009). 2006) The use of electronic voting systems in large group lectures: challenges and opportunities. 2005) Learning in lectures: do ‘interactive windows’ help? References Bates, S.P., Howie, K. &

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Lecture Recording: What does research say about its effect on attendance?

Teaching Matters Online Learning

2007; Dolnicar, 2005). Medical Student Attendance at Non-compulsory Lectures: Do Electronic Course Materials Matter? There is evidence that lecture attendance may be due to students making a deliberate choice about whether the lecture will benefit them (Billings-Gagliardi et al., Billings-Gagliardi, S., & Mazor, K. Dickson, P.

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President moves: Hired, fired, retired and one unexpected loss after a 19-year tenure

University Business

After being promoted to professor seven years later, Lee’s first taste of leadership came in 2005, when he served as vice provost for academic programs for five years. Beginning as a teacher in electronics in 1995, Wagner’s total tenure at Dunwoody spanned 28 years.