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 the goals of IF,...
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 the Spring Break. We start next week with the...
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 is small (9) and pretty homogeneous: all are anthropology majors. This is an applied...
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 during...
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...
This week I asked my freshman class to continue discussing "the public value of higher education." I told them to focus on their college experience to present -- activities they had attended (required by the University) & courses in general: "What were they...
This week my class met again to continue the discussion about the "public value of higher ed". I was somewhat distressed because most groups had not posted their summary reports despite several reminders (and threats!) In class I learned that all groups had posted...
Thanks, Michael, for your postings. I read them and enjoyed them, and have decided to follow your lead. I had my first IF discussion session last Wednesday. My class is a Freshman Seminar with 24 students. I met them two weeks ago, but decided to wait before I...