Learning Matters

"Learning Matters" is the publication of the Teaching-Learning Center at Durham Tech.Faculty and staff from Durham Tech contribute articles and research that promote excellence and effectiveness in instruction.Our first issue, which was made possible in part by a grant from the Carl D. Perkins Foundation and the Durham Tech Foundation, includes articles on collaborative classroom projects, collaborative testing, discovery-based learning, and the challenges of preparing North Carolina’s workforce for an increasingly global economy. For a printed version of "Learning Matters," please email a request to Mary Anne Grabarek. Selected articles are available at this web site.  

Volume 3: Fall 2006

Aha!: Timing and the Facilitation of Student Discovery of Voice in the Story of America by Tracy M. Constantine

Telling the Story in Humanities by Bonnie Tilson

Close Description: a Technique for Teaching and Learning by Elizabeth Penton

Guiding Our Students in Learning a Real World Mentality by Keri O'Malley

Promotion of In-group Identification and the Mastery of Critical Thinking in the Learning College Classroom by Peter Wooldridge and Mary Anne Grabarek

ACA 111: A Thoughtful Approach to Student Success by Gabrielle McCutchen

Volume 2: Fall 2003

Facing Reality and Making Connections by Stacey Whitlow and Kristin Smith

Psychological Implications of Game Use as an Instructional Method by Peter Wooldridge

Hybrid Classes: Maximizing Institutional Resources and Student Learning by Thomas Gould

Ten Years of Library Reference Services: Reflections on the Past and Speculation About the Future by Julie Humphrey and Mary Jackson

Learning Theory and Instructional Design by Gregory McLeod

Journaling and Reading: A Case Study by Robbi Muckinfuss

Volume 1: Spring 2002

Global Stakes: The Challenge of Preparing North Carolina’s Workforce for the 21st Century by Phail Wynn, Jr.

Collaborative Testing: One Instructor’s Experience by Peter Wooldridge

The Collaborative Project: Real Writing Across the Curriculum by Thomas Gould

The Use of Games as an Instructional Method by Gregory McLeod