Renee Shaffer

Location: south carolina

About me

I am a career educator (27+ years) in higher education at the university and career college level. I love helping colleagues put the pieces together to learn how to be the best instructor/educator possible.

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Strategies for Low-Risk Active Learning

Eric, I use this with myfreshmenstudents. good idea. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Instructor Attitudes

Eric, I need to use more of that myself. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Institutional Issues

Eric, Only an half day? It can be frustrating. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Online Student Mentality

Eric, Mine too. They seem to be more motivated and know what they want. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Instructor Mentality

Eric, Often we try to Fill the silence void. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Changes in Higher Education

Eric, But often students do not know what critical thinking really means. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Changes in Higher Education

Sloan, So you have come to "this side". :) Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Changes in Higher Education

David, It is so hard to motivate some students. At a conference right discussing this issue. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

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Changes in Higher Education

Tom, great work. Many times it is the little things that motivate students. We might not think so. Renee Shaffer

Renee Shaffer

Blog

Teaching 6-8th graders

I am in the midst of teaching rising 6th-8th graders health- joints, muscles and bones. Interestingly all of the board games that I have made for them (at a middle school teachers suggestion) fell on deaf ears. Most of them refused to play them Actually the rising 7th and 8th graders refused but the younger kids loved them.

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