A quiet revolution is taking place in the way physics is being taught in colleges and universities across the US. Increasing numbers of professors are moving away from the traditional lectures to a format that puts the student, rather than themselves, at the center of what's going on in the classroom. These new forms of …
Teaching and learning in Advance Composition
Lori Cohen's Advanced Composition class is undergoing a bit of a flip. This week, students have become the teachers. In small groups, students were asked to take on writing basics such as thesis statements, introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions. Their objective was as follows: You and your group members will be responsible for designing a …
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Welcome, New Bloggers!
With the launch of our new Admission site, we would like to welcome the faculty members who have signed on to become guest bloggers. So, please join me in welcoming some new voices to the BayBlog! Ascha Drake Chris Kuszmaul Colin Williams Raul Betancourt Richard Piccioni Dave Wang Dorothy Jones Katherine Riley Rachel Shaw and …
Precept Commercials
Karen Hellyer's Video Production 1A class tackled Bay's Precepts as concepts for 30-60 second commercials. Here was their assignment: For each precept, come up with three examples / ideas that could somehow be illustrated in a 60 or 90 second spot. [list_numbered]We aspire to live by these Guiding Precepts and build our community life on …
Bay’s Mandarin Class
The Mandarin Language Program at Bay is highlighted in Sing Tao Daily. An article titled, Bay School Chinese language classes on the road to success. Chinese is no longer difficult to learn., was published by Sing Tao Daily, the second largest newspaper in Hong Kong with nationwide circulation in the US, about the Chinese language …
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