Month: April 2012
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Things I Learned During My Sabbatical (In Progress)
I still have a few weeks of sabbatical left, but recently, I’ve been reflecting on my sabbatical experience. Here are a few things I’ve learned: Everyone has their own vision of a sabbatical. I’ve had to learn not to react when people voice frustration that my approach to a sabbatical doesn’t match how they would…
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A Reminder about Rubrics
Chris M. Anson, Deanna P. Dannels, Pamela Flash, and Amy L. Housley Gaffney offer a great reminder about rubrics in their new article: Anson, C. M., Dannels, D. P., Flash, P., & Housley Gaffney, A. L. (2012). Big rubrics and weird genres: The futility of using generic assessment tools across diverse instructional contexts. The Journal…