I am six months into my first project, and both of my panels are now completing the concern-generating phase of the IF process and are now transitioning to the question-generating phase. Most participants seem to have a much easier time… Read More »
Yearly Archives: 2009
Where Do We Make Public Policy Choices?
IF public discussions are intended to help you think through the public policy choices you make. But it may be hard to see where and when such choices might actually present themselves. It may be difficult to see how you… Read More »
Posted in Perspectives Tagged citizen discussions, civic engagement, conversations, Public Discussions Comments closed
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Why Bring IF Into the Classroom?
If you have not been to a university campus since the 1960s or 1970s, you might be surprised to find how similar the classroom environment is to that which you might remember from forty or more years ago. While technology… Read More »
Posted in Education, Perspectives Tagged Classroom Discussions, pedagogy, student success, student-centered discussion Comments closed
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Discussions, Round Two
Since my last post, several things have happened. My students finished their first round of discussions, so everyone has tried their hand at facilitating. It went reasonably well, although I’m changing some small things to make the next round better. … Read More »
Posted in Education Tagged art, Classroom Discussions, first year seminar, pedagogy, student success, student-centered discussion Comments closed
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An IF-less session this week….
My students re-grouped this week to work on the school presentation. They rallied into four teams according to their interests: rap song, a skid, a short video, activity to engage the target audience (8th graders!)
I asked the class to use an IF-like process… Read More »
Posted in Education Tagged Classroom Discussions, facilitation, note-taking, pedagogy, student evaluation, student-centered discussion Comments closed
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What Next?
After reading Maria’s recent post about what she will do next with her IF class now that they are not in their original groups, I realize that I feel I’m at a bit of a crossroads with my class as… Read More »
Posted in Education Tagged Classroom Discussions, educational implications, facilitation, pedagogy, student-centered discussion Comments closed
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Syllabus Overhaul
This week is a short week in my IF class, Art: I Know It When I See It. We had only one class meeting, since it’s fall break, so I had to make the most of it. First, I’ve already… Read More »
Posted in Education Tagged art, Classroom Discussions, educational implications, facilitation, pedagogy Comments closed
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Thinking of IF in other ways…
My freshman class continued using the IF process this week, though the focus is shifting. They have begun to discuss what/how to share what they have learned about “the value of higher education” with a younger student audience. I asked them to think about what… Read More »
Posted in Education Tagged Classroom Discussions, facilitation, first year seminar, higher education, note-taking, pedagogy, student evaluation Comments closed
A Sense of Relief
Now that it’s been well over a month since my last post, it’s hard to know how to sum up all the things that have happened. I’ll start at the conclusion: Thursday was the last day of my IF course. … Read More »
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