Teaching Matters Student Employment

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The case for Student-led individually created courses Raphy, my nephew, is 18 months old. Just under a year ago he started learning how to walk. I remember my Dad buying him a new ‘walker’ – a shiny red toy car in the shape of a trolley, designed to give little ones extra balance. Raphy loved it and would play with it for hours on end. He would push his little red car for a few steps, then fall sideways, backwards, sometimes doing an ungainly forward roll.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

I’ve missed you, readers! I apologize for my writing absence during the last week as I was living out of a backpack (clothes and all) and didn’t have room for my laptop. It’s so good to be back, and I’m PUMPED to tell you all about my travels. Here’s how I’m going to structure this: since I didn’t write at all last week and I have three places that I went over break, instead of two blogs this week, you’ll get three!

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Online learning has exploded in popularity internationally, helped through the rise of Massive Open Online Courses – also known as MOOCs. These free, online courses, typically produced by world leading University academics, provide millions of people access to high quality learning experiences, all delivered through a simple internet connection. Since 2012, Edinburgh has been leading digital education and research with MOOCs, exploring ways our engagement with open opportunities can inform our l

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Events and resources to help you implement a theme Tina Harrison’s feature on ELIR identified some areas where the University could improve its teaching and learning. If you’re thinking about developing your own teaching and learning in these areas, there are plenty of resources available. Want to develop peer support? The Peer Support Toolkit contains guidance notes, adaptable resources, and materials to help with creating and implementing peer support initiatives.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Everything you need to know about creating landing pages that convert

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

As a freshman, you’ll make yourself a lot of promises like “I’ll sleep early, get up at 5 a.m., and work out at the Dow every day,” or “I’ll eat healthy every single day and never waste money on a pizza delivery,” or better yet “I’ll keep my work area organized and never lose a single paper!” I’m sorry to break it to you, but most of the promises you’ll make in the beginning of fall semester will never see the light of day p

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The man. The myth. The legend. My friend Jake. Jake is a pretty involved guy here at Hope College. He is a Nykerk Play Morale Coach, he is a staple member of the Dew Crew (perennially in the front row), he plays bass on the Worship Team, and he is the founder of the #fashionboys movement on Snapchat. I sat down with him to find out some of his perspectives and words of wisdom on the real Hope College issues and ways of life.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

We all know this saying. Never judge a book based on its cover. In regards of life, it is a good motto, but if we are talking about a formal event like the college interview or visit, students should dress appropriately. The key is appropriately. The definition by Dictionary.com states: s uitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Definitely yes, but why? We grew up in certain culture, country, set of values, which we are used to. We were exposed to these values because our ancestors taught these values bring the best possible life to us. The way we communicate, the food we eat, the things that we consider bad and good. But how we know these values are truly the best for us or you?

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

How much sleep should one get over the night? Some people say that “I need only 6 hours of sleep a day in order to function well the next day.” Others need 8 hours, but how much sleep do we actually need a night? Well, we know sleep is super important for our health and daily function even if you are not professional athlete and your livelihood is not dependent on your performance on the ice, field, or court.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Continuing on the topic of my previous article about the right amount of sleep a night, my senior year I had a significant sleeping issue. I was getting about 3-5 hours of a sleep a night because I could not fall asleep at 10 p.m. or 11 p.m., so I would stay awake until 2 or 3 a.m., sometimes 5 a.m. This is post is not about me or my previous problems, but I went to a therapist and this what she advised me, so if you have hard time falling asleep this what helped me.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Recently on the Hope College Facebook page for admitted students, I received a message from a future student asking about my typical day. I told her that I would write a blog post about it, since other future students are probably wondering the same thing. And that’s how this post came to be! I hope you enjoy hearing about what a typical weekday would look like for me, which is definitely different than what a typical day looks like for another student here.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

If you’d asked me two years ago, I would have said that I hated Chicago. I would never want to live there. I didn’t even like visiting for the day. I’d take a shopping trip to the suburbs at the drop of a hat, but you couldn’t make me go into the actual city. Ugh. This is one perk of dating a guy who lives in Chicago: Because I’ve been fortunate enough to visit him several times throughout the past year and a half, I’ve also discovered some really wonderful s

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

People say that there are no bad questions – which can be true in the classroom – but during a college visit it is not exactly like truth. Let me give you an example. Below is a easy accessible screenshot of the Hope College profile. Profile of Hope College (source: collegedata.com ) How many students are attending Hope College? What is the women/men ratio?

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Are you about to visit Hope College or do overnight stay ? If yes, then this is what you should expect: Beautiful Campus There are couple things that Hope College really segregates from other colleges and campus is one of them. The campus at Hope College offers great possibilities for students. For example, this fall the new music hall named Jack H.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Six weeks in. I’ve been going to classes in Ireland for six weeks already. I’m baffled, I’m incredulous, I’m flabbergasted! The time has slithered past me quickly and in the most wonderful way, but if I’m being completely honest, I’m ready for a break. Luckily for me, in my time of need (as in any), God provides – this coming week is midterm break for the IES Program!

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

This past weekend was one of the best weekends of the semester so far, and it happened right here in Ireland! On Friday and Saturday, Meg and I traveled to Cork in southern Ireland. It was beautiful. This was the bed and breakfast we stayed at! The owners made us feel right at home. On Friday morning, we had taken an early train and arrived into Cork station around 10 a.m.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

One of my favorite things about living in a cottage with my sorority sisters is that there is always someone in the kitchen cooking. I feel like I spend most of my time in or around the kitchen for that reason alone. The kitchen is my safe space, a place where I am free to create something really, really delicious. But the best part of it all is when I get to try different foods that I’ve never tried before.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Last week, I saw some students were throwing a football in the Pine Grove. It was sunny, the snow had melted, and there was a cool breeze. They were wearing shorts. Columbia is basically just snow right now. Today, some guys ran from Durfee to a pile of snow outside of Phelps Dining Hall. It was 20 degrees out. They jumped on their backs and quickly got up, squealing.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Lent There’s this app on the iPhone called 1 Second Everyday that I’m using to commemorate my study abroad trip in Ireland. It’s a really cool concept of making a video of your entire trip by filming one second every day that captures the essence of the day, then mashing all those seconds together to make a two minute video, give or take.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Being Creative. I heard this many times from my teacher, professor, coach, parents, and friends. The study that I have read last year found out that people who have messier desks tend to be more creative than people who have highly organized desks. If you are interested in this study here is the reference. Last year I was reading The New York Times and there was a completely two blank pages.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Many people speak about the Michigan’s winter as a long winter. I looked up the winter in the North Pole, and besides some amazing pictures, I found out the Michigan’s winter is not as bad. The winter in the North Pole has 9 months of winter as 3 months of summer. “In both summer and winter, a mass of very dense cold air hovers over the Arctic.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

As you most likely noticed, I am a second language speaker. Specifically, I am from the Czech Republic and my native language is Czech. The Czech Republic is small country in the middle of Europe (not Eastern) with a population slightly above 10 million people. If one looks at the north side of the Czech Republic, one would see city called Liberec. Liberec is my hometown and the reason of this post.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Today the ladies of Van Vleck Hall and I checked a dream off our Hope College Bucket list: Kelly Knapp agreed to having us over for a baking party at her house. Yep. We got to bake cookies in the President’s house. The President’s house sits between Durfee Hall and Voorhees Hall along 10th street. The inside is just as beautiful as you think it would be.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Today is Ash Wednesday, a day which marks the first day of the season of Lent. We celebrate Lent as a reflection of Christ’s forty-day fast in the desert and his enduring of Satan’s temptation, as recorded in the Synoptic gospels. Many Christians choose to observe this season by fasting from something like television or chocolate, while others choose to actually fast from meals (many people will eat one modest meal each day), and others choose to observe Lent in their hearts without

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Alright, Readers, I’m going to let you in on a secret that I just figured out this past week: planning travel is hard work! This weekend I have the privilege of traveling to Scotland (!!!!) which is so so exciting. However, saying that is one thing, but planning it and carrying through is completely another. I’ve discovered that there are a lot of details to think about when traveling.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Okay, so this might not exactly be Hope’s greatest mystery, BUT it (more accurately, he) was definitely a mystery at least to me for a while. After my freshman year at Hope, the college hired a new chaplain of worship and arts: Bruce Benedict. As a frequent Chapel-goer and someone who was definitely interested in joining Hope’s worship team at some point, I did the obvious, and I googled him.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

A semester and a half into Hope and I noticed something very peculiar. It seems that wherever I look now, I see the Anchor, Hope’s emblem and an important piece of Hope’s history. The Anchor that rests in front of Graves Hall. According to Hope’s official website : “Our name and seal are drawn from our founder, the Rev. Albertus C.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

I spent this past weekend with my friend Ashley in her hometown of Grand Haven. It happened to be the weekend of Winterfest , in which there are all kinds of activities from human sled races (people pulling a dog sled) to a hamster and gerbil race at the local YMCA. But my favorite event was the cardboard sled race. The race took place on the front hill at the local ski bowl, Mulligan’s Hollow.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Hello Readers and happy Monday! I hope your week is off to a great start and you enjoyed all the awesome events Hope had to offer over the weekend. Of course I’m talking about Winter Fantasia – did you all go? I know I shed some major tears about missing that one since I LOVE dancing. But in place of Winter Fantasia, I had a pretty grand Saturday night going to the biggest Gaelic Football game rivalry there is – Dublin vs.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

This semester, I am taking 4 English classes (4!) and it’s been the most challenging experience thus far! For one, I never thought I would be able to keep up with my writing as much as I have done so far. Besides taking Advanced Fiction , I am also in Intermediate Poetry , and it has been so rewarding in the smallest of ways. For one, I never considered myself a poet, not even a “potential” poet, so for me to actually write poems every week is a success in my book!

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

To be honest, I thought my procrastination habits would be a thing of the past upon my entrance into college. Well, here I am, in my second semester, and I will be the first to admit that my procrastinating is at its very peak. That being said, I must apologize, as I have, like you might have guessed, procrastinated writing a blog for a few weeks now.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

This past weekend (plus Monday and Tuesday) my family and I took a trip to Las Vegas. Hope students had the two extra days off for Winter Break and my mom wanted to take advantage of what might be the last time my family is (mostly) all able to get together for a family vacation. Click to view slideshow. We flew out on Friday night, which ended up about three in the morning Detroit time in Las Vegas.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Sometimes you don’t know there are better places for you other than the one you grew up in until you’re thrust into them. I’d never lived anywhere but the suburbs of Detroit, whether it be Birmingham or Troy, MI. These places were comfortable to me. I’d been on vacations, but those places never felt like home to me. When I began living in a place other than my hometown, I was shocked at how well I fit into the culture and even more shocked at how I never realized that I d

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

As a first year student here at Hope College, I have had the opportunity to meet some pretty awesome people. From the soccer players, to Young Life leaders, and even the school chaplains; I feel like I know some of the most important people on campus. One of those important people is a buddy of mine named Sam Starks. Sam is the type of guy that everyone on campus knows, but in the good way.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

College Essay Topic. It is a dilemma of every student applying to college. Is there a “good” or “bad” topic? A college essay is a place where the admission representative has a chance to “meet” the applicant more closely. That being said, what is it that make a college essay successful? “ A successful essay will reveal something about you that the admissions reader may not have already known, and will show how you interact with family and friends and demonstrate your beliefs or explore your pass

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