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French Fries Are Not Vegetables
First Edition| ©2011 Peter Berkow
French Fries are Not Vegetables is a comprehensive instructional DVD featuring three different resources for class and professional use.
- A 30-minute documentary that follows 5 students through the life-changing transition of the first year of college. Their...
French Fries are Not Vegetables is a comprehensive instructional DVD featuring three different resources for class and professional use.
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- A 30-minute documentary that follows 5 students through the life-changing transition of the first year of college. Their honest, funny, and intense observations shed light on everything from eating habits to concerns about grades and finances.
- Conversation Starters offers 16 very brief videos combining student and instructor interviews on the most important topics taught in First Year Seminar courses, including money management, diversity, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking.
- Teaching Ideas and Conversations, a 45-minute documentary, features 15 expert instructors giving advice on what makes a successful first year course.
*Purchasing access to VideoCentral: College Success includes all the video content of the DVD.

A Documentary on the First Year of College
A Documentary on the First Year of College
French Fries are Not Vegetables is a comprehensive instructional DVD featuring three different resources for class and professional use.
- A 30-minute documentary that follows 5 students through the life-changing transition of the first year of college. Their honest, funny, and intense observations shed light on everything from eating habits to concerns about grades and finances.
- Conversation Starters offers 16 very brief videos combining student and instructor interviews on the most important topics taught in First Year Seminar courses, including money management, diversity, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking.
- Teaching Ideas and Conversations, a 45-minute documentary, features 15 expert instructors giving advice on what makes a successful first year course.
*Purchasing access to VideoCentral: College Success includes all the video content of the DVD.
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French Fries Are Not Vegetables
First Edition| ©2011
Peter Berkow
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French Fries Are Not Vegetables
First Edition| 2011
Peter Berkow
Table of Contents
The DVD includes the documentary, French Fries Are Not Vegetables.
It also features 16 brief Conversation Starters on these important topics:
Time Management
Emotional Intelligence
Learning Styles
Critical Thinking
Reading College Textbooks
Study Skills
Exams and Tests
Writing in Class
Libraries and Research
Majors and Careers
Money Management
Relationships
Diversity
Wellness
Participating in Class
Your Purpose for Attending College
Emotional Intelligence
Learning Styles
Critical Thinking
Reading College Textbooks
Study Skills
Exams and Tests
Writing in Class
Libraries and Research
Majors and Careers
Money Management
Relationships
Diversity
Wellness
Participating in Class
Your Purpose for Attending College
Additionally, the Teaching Ideas and Conversations documentary covers these areas of advice for instructors:
Describe a Great Day Teaching
What is Your Favorite Classroom Activity?
How Do You Overcome Student Resistance
What Have your Students Taught You?
What Are Some Rewards of Teaching a Course Like This?
Helping Different Types of Students Prepare
What Makes an Effective First-Year Course?
Why Teach a Course Like This?
What is Your Favorite Classroom Activity?
How Do You Overcome Student Resistance
What Have your Students Taught You?
What Are Some Rewards of Teaching a Course Like This?
Helping Different Types of Students Prepare
What Makes an Effective First-Year Course?
Why Teach a Course Like This?
Authors

Peter Berkow
Nationally recognized producer, teacher, and writer Peter Berkow has interviewed hundreds of people about writing, and has produced public television projects ranging from entertainment to education. In addition to being an Emmy-award winning television producer, Berkow, an English Composition specialist at Shasta College in Redding, California, was recognized in 2001 as the nation's leading distance learning college professor with the ITC Award for Outstanding Distance Learning Faculty.

French Fries Are Not Vegetables
First Edition| 2011
Peter Berkow
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