Author Archives: maria kraus

This might not be daily news, but you should definitely read all about it! Most educators favor modernized teaching approaches at the advantage of students.  You probably think this is a dumb statement because it is common knowledge. BUT, many … Continue reading →

Although it might seem like you just met a girl named Maria,  this course has been a lot longer than you thought. The past ten weeks of spring quarter have been without a doubt a powerful learning experience.  I developed as a … Continue reading →

College is not the first time students are assigned a research paper. Any time something is being taught, there is a particular language or terminology that accompanies the subject matter.  I have learned that some people suggest that students lack … Continue reading →

Are you ready kids?           Aye aye captain. I can’t hear you!           AYE AYE CAPTAIN Oohhhhh… I am sorry if this crushes your dream, but we are not really going on … Continue reading →

It is rather hard to form an argument for some. Personally, I am one of these people. As you can tell from reading a vast majority of my other blogs, I am amidst a research project.  I truly feel like … Continue reading →

Main Research Findings From long days and nights traveling the world, digging up fossils, and… just kidding I am not digging for dinosaurs. But from researching over a  long period of time, I came to the conclusion that educators who … Continue reading →

For class today, we met in the library as the librarian guided us through activities using tinyurl.com websites.  The name tinyurl is pretty deceiving if you ask me.  Yes the url itself is tiny, but I would kinda just assume … Continue reading →

We all know the young girl with short dark hair, pink shirt, orange shorts, and a purple backpack who explores with her partner in crime,Boots, as Dora the Explorer.  And I think that I am pretty similar to her in … Continue reading →

“Locate and read one article of relevance to your project” This was in the instructions I received as one of my homework assignments.  I thought, Oh this will be easy, no biggie! However, when I actually attempted to find an … Continue reading →

Because I learned that there was so much about SCU that I did not know about through archival research, I began to wonder how many current students also lack this knowledge.  This lead me to study the actual knowledge of … Continue reading →