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This is an online magazine by Bovee & Thill, authors of the leading textbooks in business communication, published by Pearson, featuring resources for business communication and business writing instructors. For more information about Bovee & Thill texts and the exclusive, superior materials they provide for teaching a modern course, visit http://boveeandthillbusinesscommunicationblog.com. For instructor examination copies, go http://blog.businesscommunicationnetwork.com/texts. To find your local sales representative, visit http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/replocator. To contact the authors, use this form:  https://businesscommunicationnetwork.com/contact-us/. To get a free Comprehensive Guide to Business Communication Instructional Resources, visit http://blog.businesscommunicationnetwork.com/resources.  Subscribe to a free weekly newsletter of new posts to all 11 of Bovee & Thill’s Online Magazines: http://sco.lt/8kgeVV.
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Why College Faculty Do or Don't Give Extra Credit

Why College Faculty Do or Don't Give Extra Credit | Teaching a Modern Business Communication Course | Scoop.it
From www.facultyfocus.com - November 14, 2011 9:08 AM

Some instructors never offer it under any circumstances. Others embrace it as a way to help students learn the course material or improve a disappointing test score. The topic is extra credit and, as the authors of study on extra credit practices concluded in an issue of Teaching of Psychology, “few topics among academics precipitate as much acrimonious debate as offering extra credit in college courses.” (240) They wondered “why such a seemingly minor matter triggers such vehement reactions."


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Seven Ways to Make Office Hours Better for Students

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From www.facultyfocus.com - December 12, 2011 10:08 AM
Most faculty schedule at least three office hours per week—that’s 2,700 minutes a semester. If you have 135 students, that’s 20 minutes for each student. Even if you have 270, that’s still 10 minutes per student.

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elearn Magazine: The Future of Online Learning

elearn Magazine: The Future of Online Learning | Teaching a Modern Business Communication Course | Scoop.it
From elearnmag.acm.org - December 5, 2011 8:50 AM
Higher education is undergoing an explosive period of transformation that embraces the digital age. From tablets to smart phones to wikis and blogs, today's digital environment makes communication, c...

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Going the Distance: Number of Students Taking an Online Course Continues to Grow

Going the Distance: Number of Students Taking an Online Course Continues to Grow | Teaching a Modern Business Communication Course | Scoop.it
From www.facultyfocus.com - December 5, 2011 9:24 AM
For the past nine years the Sloan Consortium and the Babson Survey Research Group have taken a look at the state of online learning in the United States. The 2011 survey reveals that the number of students learning online has now surpassed six million, with nearly one-third of all students in higher education taking at least one online course.

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Join Up Your Thinking with Unified Communications

Join Up Your Thinking with Unified Communications | Teaching a Modern Business Communication Course | Scoop.it
From www.futuritymedia.com - January 31, 2012 7:10 PM
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Technology Use on the College Campus

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From www.onlinecolleges.net - February 10, 2012 11:49 AM
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Get a Handle on New Regulations Coming to Online Education Programs

Get a Handle on New Regulations Coming to Online Education Programs | Teaching a Modern Business Communication Course | Scoop.it
From www.facultyfocus.com - December 20, 2011 10:16 AM

If your institution’s online programs cross state lines to reach students, you need accurate, comprehensive information to help make sense of all the changes involving federal regulations and state authorization practices.


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Educators Hear Advice on How to Teach Large Courses

Educators Hear Advice on How to Teach Large Courses | Teaching a Modern Business Communication Course | Scoop.it
From www.insidehighered.com - December 8, 2011 11:12 AM

Virginia Tech surveyed faculty members who taught classes of more than 100 students to ask them to identify factors that they thought made classes of that size work. The top answers: a clear course structure, engaging pedagogy and "know[ing] your students."


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Pros and Cons of Social Media in Education

Pros and Cons of Social Media in Education | Teaching a Modern Business Communication Course | Scoop.it
From pinterest.com - February 6, 2012 8:44 PM

The infographic below takes a look at how schools have fared with social media over the last few years — what platforms are best, where they’ve succeeded, and the challenges that lay ahead.

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How Colleges and Universities Have Embraced Social Media

How Colleges and Universities Have Embraced Social Media | Teaching a Modern Business Communication Course | Scoop.it
From www.schools.com - February 10, 2012 11:46 AM
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