Maryellen Weimer, PhD, and Gary R. Hafer, PhD, Author at The Teaching Professor

Learning Logs

Maryellen Weimer, PhD, and Gary R. Hafer, PhD May 13

We’ve chosen to finish up our series on assignments with information on learning logs. Like the innovative and interesting assignments we plan to continue highlighting, learning logs are versatile and can be used to accomplish ...

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Assignments

Afterthoughts: An Assignment that Gets Students Thinking

Maryellen Weimer, PhD, and Gary R. Hafer, PhD Apr 22

Our March installment in the collection of materials on assignments included an assignment template we proposed could be used as part of the assignment design process. We used the template to describe an assignment in ...

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Assignments

“I Don’t Understand What You Want in This Assignment.”

Maryellen Weimer, PhD, and Gary R. Hafer, PhD Jan 03

We’re interested in assignments. To us, they seem like a vital aspect of instruction that goes largely unexamined. What sparked our interest was the way students so often respond to written assignments: "What do you ...

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