October 21, 2020 Discussion Sensitivity How can we help students to be sensitive to contrasting perspectives? Dr. Jerry Watson was disturbed when one of his students walked out of his Moral Issues class. It was during...
October 14, 2020 Silent Thinking Using silent thinking to disrupt herding behavior Yolanda Cooper was frustrated. She liked to have her students discuss concepts she presented in class. But what usually happened is that the first...
September 30, 2020 Diverse Discussion Groups Diversity within groups and making new discoveries? “Today we’re going to start using our class discussion groups. In a moment I’ll split you up into preassigned groups. I’ve been very careful...
September 23, 2020 Collaborative Credit? Shared credit as a way to foster genuine collaboration As students entered the classroom, there sat their professor, Walt Jenkins, playing The House of the Rising Sun through the sound system....
September 16, 2020 Collaborative Salads? (Part Two) Discovering lessons for effective collaboration “At the end of our last class, I asked you to come up with lessons about collaborative practices from the salad recipe experience,” Monica Weekly said...
September 9, 2020 Collaborative Salads? (Part One) Collaboration as more than a collection of competing efforts “Before we start with our regular small group discussions in class, I want to help you learn what can make collaborative discussions...
August 26, 2020 Cordon Bleu Discussion Preparation Preparing Discussions Like Preparing a Fine Meal "Before I entered the academy, I was a Cordon Bleu chef,” so began Henri Durand, assistant professor of Communication Studies. “This class is designed...
August 19, 2020 Peer Shadowing to Enhance Student Discussion Participation Shifting to a skill improvement approach for evaluating discussions Alston James liked to use discussions in his classes but had always been concerned about the students who rarely said anything. Some...
August 12, 2020 Student-Centered Remote Learning Using Student-Facilitated Discussions to Enhance Remote Learning Dr. Becca Adams was upset with her experience of remote teaching in the spring semester, when her campus shut down due to the coronavirus....
