This three-times a year news letter is published by the Renton
Technical College Library. It is intended to spotlight RTC
Library media resources, and issues regarding the use of
educational media—the internet, videos, DVDs, audiotapes,
software, and other electronic resources. If you have any
questions or suggestions for topics, please call the library at
(425) 235-2331, or email Laura Staley at lstaley@RTC.edu.
Educational Media usually covers resources you might want to
show to your students. But this issue is all about resources for
you as a teacher. “Diverse Students”, below and continued on
page four, looks at what students who don’t fit the usual
college stereotype think and feel in the classroom, and how
instructors can make those students more comfortable. Also on
page four are several diversity websites recommended by Judith
Frey of Instructional Improvement. “Dealing with Student
Conflict”, on page two, offers video and CD resources about
dealing with classroom bullies, short-circuiting fights, and