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 »
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Student-Centered Discussion: Providing Structured Space for Critical Thinking
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Two Cheers for the Disciplines
There’s a lot of talk these days—as there’s always been—about reforming higher education. One of the more popular ideas getting a lot of play is that doing away with the disciplines will fix what’s wrong with the system. The disciplines… Read More »
Why Contrasting Possibilities?
So much of what goes on under the name of political discussion is aimed at persuading people to accept certain public policies. And so much of what goes on in facilitated public policy discussions is aimed at bringing a group… Read More »
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What Impact Does the IF Approach Have on Faculty?
The Perspectives articles exploring IF in the classroom have, thus far, largely articulated the benefits of our student-centered approach on student learning, interaction, retention, and skill development (leadership, communication, etc.). It is important that we also consider the impact of… Read More »
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Jobs and the Future of a College Education?
What is the future of a college education in the USA? The recent economic downturn seems to have sharpened the already well-known trend toward seeing a college education largely in terms of enhancing one’s economic security. And as our uncertain… Read More »
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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 »
Posted in Education Also tagged art, creativity, pedagogy, student success, student-centered discussion 1 Comment
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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 »
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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 »
Ia Natsvlishvili Uses the IF Discussion Process in her Classroom in Tbilisi, Georgia
Ia Natsvlishvili was a participant in the 50-Hour Training Course in the IF Discussion Process that IF Fellows Mark Notturno and Ieva Notturno conducted in Washington DC last Spring for Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) scholars. After… Read More »
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