A guide to developing productive student-faculty partnerships in higher education Student-faculty partnerships is an innovation that is gaining traction on campuses across the country There are few established models in this new endeavor however Engaging Students as Partners in Learning & Teaching A Guide for Faculty offers administrators faculty & students both the theoretical grounding & practical guidelines needed to develop student-faculty partnerships that affirm & improve teaching & learning in higher education Provides theory & evidence to support new efforts in student-faculty partnerships Describes various models for creating & supporting such partnerships Helps faculty overcome some of the perceived barriers to student-faculty partnerships Suggests a range of possible levels of partnership that might be appropriate in different circumstances
Includes: helpful responses to a range of questions as well as advice from faculty students & administrators who have hands-on experience with partnership programs Balancing theory step-by-step guidelines expert advice & practitioner experience this book is a comprehensive why- & how-to handbook for developing a successful student-faculty partnership program
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Engaging Theories in Family Communication Second Edition delves deeply into the key theories in family communication focusing on theories originating both within the communication discipline & in allied disciplines Contributors write in their specific areas of expertise resulting in an exceptional resource for scholars & students alike who seek to understand theories spanning myriad topics perspectives & approaches Designed for advanced undergraduate & graduate students studying family communication this text is also relevant for scholars & students of personal relationships interpersonal communication & family studies This second edition

Includes:: 16 new theories & an updated study of the state of family communication Each chapter follows a common pattern for easy comparison between theories

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This book gives you smart pragmatic guidance backed by evidence-based research on how to engage & inspire in your teaching It looks at both how you can influence & shape the learning that goes on in your classroom & how you can apply key lessons to your own professional development as a teacher 224 pages Hewitt Des ...

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Automobiles are more than just commodities used for moving from one place to another In fact numerous vehicles have either gained cult status or they have become the object of automobile desire or they have written technological history What is frequently forgotten however is the fact that a car is not only a piece of nicely shaped metal on four wheels but that it also has a fiery heart in the shape of an engine beating inside it & there has hardly been another invention which has influenced the 20th century the same way the combustion engine has This book is an homage to both the combustion engine & the fascination that is the automobile It presents more than 85 engine classics as well as the corresponding vehicles However it is not just about vehicle legends which have celebrated great victories in racing but also about those cars & their engines which have got special stories to tell ...

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Known for its accuracy clarity & dependability Meriam Kraige & Bolton s Engineering Mechanics Dynamics 8th Edition has provided a solid foundation of mechanics principles for more than 60 years Now in its eighth edition the text continues to help students develop their problem-solving skills with an extensive variety of engaging problems related to engineering design In addition to new homework problems the text

Includes:: a number of helpful sample problems To help students build necessary visualization & problem-solving skills the text strongly emphasizes drawing free-body diagrams- one of the most important skills needed to solve mechanics problems

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For Statics Courses A Proven Approach to Conceptual Understanding & Problem-solving Skills Engineering Mechanics Statics excels in providing a clear & thorough presentation of the theory & application of engineering mechanics Engineering Mechanics empowers students to succeed by drawing upon Prof Hibbeler's everyday classroom experience & his knowledge of how students learn This text is shaped by the comments & suggestions of hundreds of reviewers in the teaching profession as well as many of the author's students The Fourteenth Edition

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