by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 22, 2014 | 0 All, Courses
In case you haven’t heard, one of the latest ways for students to learn online are via MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses. Other than the lousy name, these courses are a great way for students all over the world to learn from the best of the best teachers,...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 1, 2014 | 0 All, Courses
In my last post, Course Evaluations “Should Be” Us, I extolled the virtues of participating in course evaluations. In case your program doesn’t share the results or you are skeptical about how they are used, here is another option for course evaluation...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 27, 2014 | 0 All, Courses
Course evaluations are a necessary (and perhaps annoying) opportunity in which I encourage every student to participate. Here’s why. Professors and instructors are people, too. I know. Hard to imagine. As people, professors can only fix what we know is not working or...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Jan 9, 2014 | 0 All, Courses
One difference between being an undergraduate and a graduate student can be the focus on grades. The goal of graduate school is to acquire the knowledge, skills, experience and community that will help you succeed as a professional. Notice that I did not say grades....
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Aug 27, 2013 | 0 All, Courses, Degrees
I just love a great video, especially when the advice is similar to what I share with students :). Here is a short (couple of minute) About.com video on choosing a college major. Also included, are similar videos on choosing classes, double majors, etc. I think the...
