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OER project funded via sabbatical!

Posted on: November 17, 2018 Last updated on: November 17, 2018 Written by: gdixon3
I get to travel to Taiwan and China for 3 months to gather content for a book to share with my students! The project  involves primary research and travel  to develop and write for a themed textbook,  specifically for JCCC…
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Technology, social media and mental health

Posted on: August 11, 2018 Last updated on: August 12, 2018 Written by: gdixon3
I have found, or perhaps my family  has informed me, that heavy use of social media on my phone makes me short tempered and unhappy.  This is particularly true of my use of Twitter.  I had an account I rarely…
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RateMyProfessor: Marketing, Assessment and Reliability.

Posted on: April 5, 2018 Last updated on: April 6, 2018 Written by: gdixon3
A student journalist contacted me yesterday and asked about my feelings on the accuracy of feedback on a popular crowd sourced website.  They  approached me because I had the highest number of student evaluations (206 at this moment).  My feelings…
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Co-lab grant: media evaluation – sustainability as object lesson

Posted on: August 14, 2017 Last updated on: August 14, 2017 Written by: gdixon3
Slideshow link at  tinyurl.com/spCoLabProject
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 Apply for JCCC scholarships
!     

Posted on: February 10, 2017 Last updated on: February 10, 2017 Written by: gdixon3
The 2017-2018 JCCC Scholarship Application is available through the My Financial Aid tab in MyJCCC. The priority deadline is April 1, 2017, but departments, selective admission programs, clubs and/or organizations continue to award scholarships throughout the academic year. Some need-based…
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Academics getting political

Posted on: January 30, 2017 Last updated on: January 30, 2017 Written by: gdixon3
Scientists react to political climate by running for office (CSM). Professor Smith Goes to Washington (The Atlantic). Registering professors with liberal bias (Inside Higher Ed). In my experience, faculty (or academics) are clever but independent.  Organizing them can be like herding cats, but…
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History from Dr Seuss.

Posted on: January 30, 2017 Last updated on: January 30, 2017 Written by: gdixon3
 
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How to Use D2L: where the tutorials are.

Posted on: August 27, 2016 Last updated on: August 27, 2016 Written by: gdixon3
  For those students who are new to using online systems, somethings can be counter-intuitive, so I advise you to watch some of the tutorials. The icebreakers are in D2L, the Learning Management System (LMS).  I’m guessing you are new…
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Teaching Performance Self-exam

Posted on: April 19, 2016 Last updated on: April 19, 2016 Written by: gdixon3
I’ve been reading a book used in many college business classes and based on by Stanford Business Professor Robert Sutton, PhD , called The No Asshole Rule.  He developed the book from apopular article he wrote for The Harvard Business…
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Using RatemyProfessor.com to Evaluate Courses.

Posted on: November 19, 2014 Last updated on: November 20, 2014 Written by: gdixon3
What is the college’s priority, learning or making things easy and convenient?  When it comes to parking, I have no problem eliminating faculty parking spaces, but when it comes to the goal of the college, learning should come first.  It…
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