In the article “Thinking about a Gap Year”, Dr. E. Michele Ramsey reviews research that “…gives us insight into how students can benefit from learning to successfully navigate college online during Covid-19 when being on campus just isn’t a great idea.” Essentially, learning to learn online provides students with the opportunity to cultivate many employable […]
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You’re Not Nervous, You’re ExcitedThis article provides research support for reappraising nerves as excitement. It explains that thisreappraisal can help performance (versus suggesting they need to calm down). If students won’tbelieve you, maybe they’ll believe the research!Brooks, A. W. (2014). Get excited: Reappraising pre-performance anxiety as excitement. Journal ofExperimental Psychology: General, 143, 1144-1158. doi: 10.1037/a0035325
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The activity has students develop, practice, and share an “elevator pitch” of their own original research project. Research activity is often something that makes students stand out for job or graduate school positions. To effectively use their research experience, students need to clearly summarize their research projects in a finite amount of time. This is
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