What can we do to encourage best and honest work from our students? by Laura Yoo
Assistant Professor, English
March 15, 2010 Talk about cheating. We cannot solve the academic problem of cheating (or the wider social problem of cheating) without talking to our students and inviting them to be a part of the solution. <<more>> WAC: Funny Acronym, Serious Purpose by David Buck,
Assistant Professor, English
April 28, 2010 When one hears the acronym for the Writing Across the Curriculum program, the obvious temptation is to muse over the creative (and often humorous) potential for pithy slogans – “WAC is back,” “Get ready for the WAC attack,” or “You don’t know jack about WAC!” The opportunity for creativity seems endless. Perhaps the advantage here is that the acronym “WAC” is both easy to say and remember; it seems to stick in one’s brain. Whatever the case, the WAC program is poised to make a significant impact on the pedagogical practices of every discipline and to re-invigorate student writing at HCC. <<more>>
| A Rave Review for the Maryland Consortium for Adjunct Faculty Professional Development (MCAPD) Conference by Sharon Lyon
October 19, 2011 "THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU for allowing me to attend that FANTASTIC CONFERENCE FOR ADJUNCTS! It was awesome. I learned somany new teaching skills and the course leaders were OUTSTANDING! Thank you again!" <<more>> Practical Ideas To Increase Learning Based on Research by Jim Bell
Professor, Pshchology
February 8, 2011 For the past 35 years I have been leading workshops for faculty where they can talk about their teaching and student learning. Here are a dozen questions asked over the years and ideas based on research. <<more>>
"FacultyWeb" Network Storage by Steve Horvath
Professor, English
March 15, 2010 Many faculty who have been long-time users of FacultyWeb Network storage simply think of it as the "W: drive" because this is how we access it in our classrooms and on-campus offices. Each credit faculty member, full- and part-time, automatically has an individual FacultyWeb folder created after completing the required online training for new college employees. <<more>>
| Certify your Sustainable Teaching Now! by Sharon Lyon
February 29, 2012 
HCC's Green Dragon Certification is now available for your courses! Do you model sustainability in your classroom operations? Emphasize the environment in your curriculum or programs? Integrate green living in your lifestyle on campus? If so, then show your commitment to the environment by applying for Green Dragon Certification. Since your curriculum varies from course to course, apply for certification for each course that you teach. You can then put the Green Dragon logo on your syllabus, another reminder to students to consider the environment in their daily choices.
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Decreasing Academic Procrastination: Fighting the Thief of Time by Jim Bell and Dr. Dave Dickens
February 8, 2011 " There is nothing quite so fatiguing as the constant nagging of an uncompleted task." I have found these words of advice given to me (Jim Bell) by my father when I started college to be very useful. I still find the advice useful. Each semester we ask our students: "What is holding you back from being an efficient and effective learner (an excellent student)?" The most common answer is "procrastination." In recent years researchers have studied procrastination and find that more than 70% of college students procrastinate. As a result of our surveys, we put together a few ideas. <<more>>
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