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Category Archives: College Success Tips
Teachers’ domain: Career planning, teaching fellows, achievements and summer internships to set you apart
In the teachers’ domain, career planning includes the creation of a professional development plan that will set the teacher apart as a professional who moves beyond traditional training. Participation in summer internships, teaching fellows programs and other achievements are an …
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Tagged career advice, education, education students, Footnotes, teaching
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Is teaching for you? Finding your place and reaching your goals
Some college students feel the calling to become a teacher. It’s a noble profession, and in many times in history and in many cultures, the teacher is held in high regard. Luckily, there are many volunteer, internship and student teaching …
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Tagged career advice, education, education students, Footnotes, teaching
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How to master the rewrite of a research paper or term paper
As any professional writer knows, the hardest part of the writing process isn’t the writing itself, it’s the rewriting. Screenwriters, novelists, scientists and historians all go through it; the same goes for college students when it comes to rewriting a …
Art history books and articles on Questia for researching art history
Back in March, we featured a post on how to research performing arts topics and we wanted to follow it up with a brief exploration into a few of the most well-received art history books and articles ever written. Art …
Assessing intelligence: Testing and grade inflation in college
Not many of us like tests. But testing has long been seen as the best means for assessing intelligence and what students have learned from their instructors. So how is that view affected by the possibility of grade inflation in …
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Tagged college testing, grade inflation
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8 college tips for handing in a high-quality term paper
My term paper sucked! It came back covered in red. What happened?! I thought it was awesome. How can I tell if the term papers I’m handing in are of high enough quality to get me a good grade? Some …
Posted in College Success Tips, QTA Blog, Research Paper Help
Tagged Footnotes, term paper help, writing advice
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Increase your productivity with blogging
You know that one of the very best ways to improve your writing is to keep on writing! Did you know it can also help you improve your productivity and organization? Check out this guest post from blogger, Greg Narayan.
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Tagged guest post, organization, productivity, writing skills
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How to study after midterm exams: Reassess your study habits
Midterm exams are over. Thank goodness for that. Now, what can we take away from the experience? Did you do okay? Do you need to study more? This is a great time to take your academic temperature, assess how to …
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Tagged midterms, study advice, study tips
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Study tips: Lecture capture technology — what to know
Lecture capture technology is an assistive technology in the classroom that allows teachers to record their lectures digitally for future replay. The technology uses screenshot software to record PowerPoint slides and notes or uses webcams to video full lectures and …
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Tagged education, Lecture, Lecture recording
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