A Collection of GIFTs

Great Ideas for Teaching

A Collection of GIFTs is a biannual newsletter of best teaching practices developed by MiraCosta's own. It is a collaborative effort of MiraCosta's Writing Center and Teaching Academy.

You may download the collection in part or whole. All downloads are in PDF format.

Collection	Articles
Fall 2012 Collection	12.1	In This Issue... Denise Stephenson, Editor
	12.2	Daily Check-In Steven Deineh, Librarian
	12.3	End-of-Semester Qualitative Assessment Eric Carstensen, Business
	12.4	The Assignment That Never Was: A Student-Created Assignment Tony Burman, Transfer Letters
Spring 2012 Collection	11.1	In This Issue... Deborah Paige, Editor
	11.2	FedEx'ing the Final Christina Hata, Business
	11.3	All Aboard the Holiday Express: Three Strategies for Fostering Engagement in Class Jim Sullivan, Letters
	11.4	Building a Department Portal Tom Severance, Business
	11.5	Using Conversation Cards to Review Class Materials and Build Classroom Community Eli Clarke, Noncredit ESL

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Submissions

Submissions are always welcome. There is rolling on-line publication and print distribution following FLEX week. What we look for:

Describe something that worked well in your classroom:

• Tell us about the assignment, exercise, or project. How was it presented, facilitated, or organized?
• What was your objective with this particular exercise or assignment?
• What did it yield for you, for your students, and for the learning process?

Please submit work to M/S 9 or dstephenson@miracosta.edu