Consider This

As the school year draws to a close, there are a few things that you may wish to consider. You might be surprised how little time it will take for you to get some inspiration and great ideas to use the Journal in your classes - regardless of your discipline, student body, or class sizes.

Think about using the Wall Street Journal in your classes next fall. As you draft your syllabus sometime this summer, you can add this feature in big ways or in small ways. I have provided numerous integration ideas in previous blogs. Take a few minutes to review some of them to see how you might begin using the Journal in your classroom. Now is the time to take advantage of the incredibly low subscription rate of only $19.95 for 15 weeks this fall.

If you have already integrated the Journal, consider increasing your integration of the Journal in the fall. Maybe now is the time to expand your integration as you reflect on the success of your efforts. A quick review of some previous blog entries might help with some new ideas.

Consider trying the Journal in your summer school classes. The 6-week summer subscription costs only $8.95. If you are concerned about requiring an extra fee for your students for spring or fall terms, you can experiment with integration of the Journal for a very low fee this summer.

Consider an Academic Partnership with Dow Jones. If several professors at your school are using the Journal, you may want to consider joining with the Wall Street Journal in this program. Participants include many of the best business schools in the country. My school has been an Academic Partner for a couple of years and we have appreciated the benefits from the program – even more teaching resources to help us in the classroom. More professors have integrated the Journal and students are seeing connections between courses. Contact the Journal through www.ProfessorJournal.com for more information on this very interesting and beneficial program.

Consider browsing through ProfessorJournal.com. This website is full of valuable resources designed especially for college instructors. You can also sign up to received weekly emails featuring summaries of selected articles written by your peers. You can read, download, and order everything you need to begin using the Journal in your classes.

Have a great, restful, and productive summer!