I just read Laura’s post and was delighted to see her accomplishments! My class this term has barely progressed.
It has nothing to do with IF. The weather takes all the blame: first the snow storms, then the floods, now… Read More »
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Moving slowly…
An Occasional–and Provocative–Paper
To date, I’ve held back in posting any of my own, all too unique “Perspectives” on this site, so today I venture into new and hopefully not entirely dangerous waters.
While it doesn’t slice bread or otherwise provide all the… Read More »
Adaptations of IF Process in Online Discussions
IF’s policy possibility discussion process was developed with face-to-face meetings in mind. From time to time I have been asked whether or not this process might lend itself to use in web-based discussions or video-conferencing of various types.
IF has… Read More »
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When process is the content…
My class is almost over and overall I’ve been really pleased with how much the students have taken to facilitating and how easily they now talk about things like possibilities, consequences, and facilitation skills. They are all comfortable preparing for… Read More »
Interventions and Uncertainty
So my class has been buzzing along in their groups of six, there are three of them. Two groups work together in absolutely lovely fashion. I could just sit and eavesdrop all day when I listen to them working through… Read More »
ADD Nation?
Many faculty complain that the current generation of students are different. This has probably been said of every generation of students that has come before, but there is an interesting Frontline episode (“Digital Nation”) that explores whether the digital natives… Read More »
Finally, in the loop again!
Folks, I am sorry I have been out of the loop for so long! It is good to see you are moving on…
I have begun to use the IF process in an upper-level class this term. The group… Read More »
Student-Centered Discussion: Providing Structured Space for Critical Thinking
When many faculty hear the term “student-centered discussion,” they imagine students leading a “discussion” that is really just a bull session. In fact, this is typically the sort of discussion that happens when faculty allocate small-group discussion time in their… Read More »
Citizen Group * first seeds
Three weeks ago I visited an immigrant agency in a nearby town to propose the organization of a discussion
group. A Mexican immigrant (and good friend) provided the initial contact.
My exchange with the agency staff was fascinating. I explained… Read More »
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