By Destiny Guzman |Staff Writer| Each professor has their own style of teaching, which can affect a student’s learning experience. Personally, it matters how a professor chooses to teach; but the most important aspect is if they have passion and enthusiasm in their lectures. "Effective teaching requires flexibility, creativity and responsibility in order to provide an instructional environment able to respond to the learner’s individual needs," stated Cristina Tulbure in an article entitled, "Learning styles, teaching strategies and academic achievement in higher education: A cross-sectional investigation." I believe that passionate and enthusiastic teaching styles are the most effective … [Read more...] about Passionate teaching matters
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By Jocelyn Colbert |Staff Writer| Winter registration is here. Students across campus are planning for the immediate future, and when choosing classes most students use one of two methods: word of mouth and RateMyProfessors.com. RateMyProfessors.com is the largest online destination for professor ratings. There are 7,500 schools listed on the site and there are over 14 million student-generated comments and ratings. According to the site, over four million college students each month are using RateMyProfessors. There are categories for all the professors to be rated on including overall quality and easiness which are both out of five points. If students really liked the professor … [Read more...] about Students make their picks on ratemyprofessor.com