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• Google Earth advice from student Dax Kelso

  
  CIT Blog — Authority: 120
  Duke student Dax Kelso participated in a Writing 20 class focused on Google Earth taught by Chris Erlien in the Thompson Writing Program; one assignment was to share ideas for teaching. Read all of their ideas at the class blog, Teaching (and Learning) with Google Earth . Here, we repost one student’s writing. ...
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• CATs with Clickers

  
  CIT Blog — Authority: 120
  How can clickers (a.k.a. PRS a.k.a. Personal Response Systems) be used effectively in the classroom? Tips for clicker use drawn from faculty experience will help; for example,  explain to students why clickers are being used. Why use clickers? Clickers can be used to find out what students are thinking, so that ...
  4 days ago

• Monday Mailbag – Adult Method Series

  
  Music Matters Blog — Authority: 126
  Do you have a favorite adult method series? Honestly, no. I don’t really like any of the adult method books that I’ve used. For beginning adult students, I usually use the Faber Accelerated Piano Adventures . Many of the adult methods are more chord-based in their approach and I feel like that is a disservice ...
  4 days ago

• Monday Mailbag – Moving Away from Method Books

  
  Music Matters Blog — Authority: 126
  At what point do you discontinue using method books with more advanced students? What does their curriculum consist of (i.e. what do you do for repertoire, technique, etc)? Wow! Like my Introducing Baroque Music post , I’m afraid this will reveal my lack of structured lesson planning when it comes to the higher ...
  5 days ago

• Monday Mailbag – Duets with Students

  
  Music Matters Blog — Authority: 126
  When you do an ensemble recital, with duets, how do you work with the students in their individual lessons?  Do they each practice their parts separately, then get together a few times to work together?  Do you play the other duet part with each of them so they know what it sounds like?  I would love to hear your ...
  2 weeks ago

• Economics problems solved in video

  
  CIT Blog — Authority: 120
  Dr. Fullenkamp is helping his students learn economics by creating video answers to problem set questions. He uses Jing and Windows Journal on a tablet PC .  Jing is a free screen-capture program that creates short videos. He says: The student feedback so far is very positive–they like to see me work out ...
  3 weeks ago

• New Piano Method by Helen Marlais

  
  Music Matters Blog — Authority: 126
  In the last New Release Club shipment from FJH there was a flier announcing a new piano method by Helen Marlais that will be available in March, 2010. I am thrilled! Helen Marlais’ books are all fabulous and I can’t wait to see what this new method is like! The two cover illustrations portrayed on the flier are ...
  4 weeks ago

• Monday Mailbag – Introducing Baroque Music

  
  Music Matters Blog — Authority: 126
  How do you introduce baroque period music or any music with counterpoint to a student for the first time? What a great question! However, I’m afraid my answer will reveal my total lack of structure when it comes to intermediate level students, so I’m hoping that others will share their thoughts on how to ...
  4 weeks ago

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