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Observations and Evaluations Done Right Interesting set of posts in the above link (aimed at the high school teacher crowd, but relevant for college as well) on how to turn classroom observations from a fear-inducing evaluation to a welcome chance … Continue reading
Being a Better Conference Panel-goer
Chad and Simon have chimed in this week with advice on how to apply some of the basic principles of good teaching to good conference presenting. I completely agree with their comments, but I want to point out an opportunity … Continue reading
Dare to Be Wrong, In Practice
Greetings from Geneva Switzerland, where I am presenting at the 18th International Humanitarian Conference, an annual event put on by my colleagues at our Geneva campus, this year on Access to Health. I had the chance to put one of … Continue reading
Posted in Amanda Rosen, Conferences, Getting Them to Talk
Tagged discussion, failure, geneva, human rights, pedagogy
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“Yes, and…”: Encouraging Students to Talk in Class
One of the key rules of improv comedy is that of ‘yes, and…’ This means that you have to accept the scene as it is laid out, and then add to it. You are never supposed to deny the scene … Continue reading
Posted in Amanda Rosen, Classroom Behavior, Getting Them to Talk
Tagged discussion, pedagogy, student engagement, talking
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Dealing with the Know-it-Alls (aka, the Hermione Monsters)
We all know this student. They are both the savior and bane of our classroom–the student we can count on to participate and break the dreaded silence from the sea of confused or uncertain faces….and the student who we can … Continue reading
A New Year, Same Old Problems
While the discussions among the ALPS group continue on the weighty subject of whether to wear tracksuits for our short course at APSA L&T in Long Beach, I have also been talking recently with the UK’s Higher Education Academy on … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, and Simulations, APSA, Simon Usherwood
Tagged pedagogy, Resources
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Killing the Term Paper
Interesting post on the Chronicle today about whether or not research papers are worth assigning. I think a lot of the points are well taken, including the essential question of why we assign term papers beyond the fact that they … Continue reading
Learning CAN be a Contact Sport
Simon recently discussed the issue of contact hours with students in the classroom and how that is held up as a benchmark for particular institutions. One critique he pointed out is that this allows little time for the self discovery … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Amanda Rosen, Games, Group Collaboration, Ice Breakers, Seminars
Tagged activities, collaborative learning, game, group exercise, pedagogy, peer, teamwork
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Active Learning in an Eight-Week Class
I thought it might be useful to document the types and numbers of active learning exercises I use in a typical class. Active learning can become so ingrained that it becomes an essential component of lesson planning, and that has … Continue reading
