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Natural Science in a History Museum: An Exercise to Engage Interdisciplinary, Applied, and Career-Oriented Thinking

Laura L. Behling April 17, 2023

My upper-level course on writing in the natural sciences was filled with technical writing or communication majors developing and honing their skills in writing, presentation, visual communication, and user experience strategies. Most had limited, if any, college-level natural sciences coursework. Students are taught to

Self-Discovery in College (and on the Trail)

Maryellen Weimer July 20, 2020

Many of our students think about college as job preparation. The focus tends to be on the job and not whether it suits their skills and abilities. A lot of students are pretty convinced about what they can’t do but much less certain about their

A Memo to Students on College and the Real World

Maryellen Weimer August 17, 2016

To: My Students
From: Your Teacher
Re: College and the Real World

I just read about a senior engineering student who was presenting a design project in an upper-division business communications course. In the presentation, he talked about what he would do if he were a

Helping Students Learn to be Professional

Maryellen Weimer August 7, 2013

“My students act so unprofessional,” a faculty member complained. “Two of them were all but making out before class started and they never stopped touching each other during class.” Heads nodded and more examples followed.

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Natural Science in a History Museum: An Exercise to Engage Interdisciplinary, Applied, and Career-Oriented Thinking

Self-Discovery in College (and on the Trail)

A Memo to Students on College and the Real World

Helping Students Learn to be Professional

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Natural Science in a History Museum: An Exercise to Engage Interdisciplinary, Applied, and Career-Oriented Thinking

Self-Discovery in College (and on the Trail)

A Memo to Students on College and the Real World

Helping Students Learn to be Professional

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