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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Brown, Natalie R.; Kelder, Jo-Anne; Freeman, Brigid; Carr, Andrea R. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2013
The University of Tasmania established a project in 2009 to investigate the particular needs of casual teaching staff, identify strategies to improve access to information, and facilitate a consistent approach to employment, induction, development and recognition. The project was managed by the university learning and teaching centre, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Surveys
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Czekanski, Kathleen E.; Wolf, Zane Robinson – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2013
Many faculty interpret student responses to faculty questions as evidence of an actively engaged classroom. Because of this conviction, class participation, whether graded or ungraded, appears in many course syllabi in colleges and universities and is often promoted as the responsibility of students to contribute to the learning environment. Class…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Participation, Group Discussion, Classroom Communication