Interactivity Foundation
Search the site...
  • Email
  • Facebook
Engaging citizens in the exploration and development of possibilities for public policy.
theInteractivity Foundation
Menu
  • Home
  • About IF
    • About IF
      • IF Discussions
      • IF Mission
      • IF History
      • IF People
      • Stern Sanctuary House
      • Contact Us
    • IF Fellows
      • Dennis Boyer
      • Adolf Gundersen
      • Shannon Wheatley Hartman
      • Natalie Hopkinson
      • Sue Goodney Lea
      • Ieva Notturno
      • Jeff Prudhomme
      • Pete Shively
    • Staff & other IF People
      • Jack Byrd, Jr.
      • Jennifer Erb
      • Tim Steffensmeier
      • Julius (Jay) Stern
      • Taiyi Sun
    • IF Discussions
      • Project Discussions
      • Public Discussions
      • IF Education
      • Info for Participants
      • What Project Panelists Say
      • FAQs
    • Close
  • IF Discussions
    • See All IF Discussion Guides & Projects (by topic/title)
      • Project Discussions
        • Current Project Discussions
        • What Project Panelists Say
      • Public Discussions
        • Wisconsin Public Discussions
        • Online Public Discussions
        • Urban Initiative Discussions
        • Independent New York Discussions
      • IF Education
        • Teaching Aids
        • Wesleyan-IF Collaboration
      • Info for Discussion Participants
      • FAQs
    • Close
  • Blog
  • Resources
    • Resources & Downloads
      • Discussion Guides
      • Facilitation Resources
      • Teaching Aids
    •  
      • Papers
      • Other IF Publications
      • IF Multimedia
    •  
      • Links
      • Request Printed Copies
    • Close
  • Participate!
    • Participate, find out more, get involved
      • Contact Us
      • Request Printed Copies
    • Close
  • Home
  • IF Discussions
  • IF Education

IF Education

One of the Interactivity Foundation’s focal areas is education–both in the sense of learning to use our discussion process and in the sense of using the process to enhance learning. We’re interested in how students can gain valuable 21st century skills by learning to facilitate and take part in their own collaborative discussion teams. We think there are valuable cognitive, communication, and interpersonal skills that people gain by engaging with the process. These are skills vital to educational and career success. We also think these are important skills for democratic citizenship. We’re interested in how these discussions can be used in and outside the classroom. Our initial focus for these efforts has been within higher education. We have supported a student-centered classroom discussion process through various faculty training programs, sponsored courses, and research.

Read More About Classroom Discussions

Joris holds court
Joris holds court
Classroom Discussion at Wesleyan College
Classroom Discussion at Wesleyan College

Faculty and students from Wesleyan College describe using the IF Discussion Process.

Play Video
Click To Play
Group discussions in the classroom at UCT

IF Education

Wesleyan-IF Collaboration
Teaching Aids
IF Research Projects
IF Summer Institutes
JFDP Scholars Program

Other Focal Areas

Project Discussions
Public Discussions

Useful Resources

  • IF Multimedia
  • Teaching Aids
  • Discussion Guides
  • Links

Interactivity Foundation

  • 304-424-3605
  • [email protected]
  • Contact Us
    • Facebook
    • Email

Sitemap

  • Home
  • About IF
  • IF Discussions
    • Project Discussions
    • Public Discussions
    • IF Education
  • Blog
  • Resources & Downloads
  • Contact Us

Recent Blog Posts

  • IF Fellow Longlisted for PEN America Award
  • January Discussions on the Future of the Arts & Society
  • IF Completes Work on Its Largest Project Ever
  • Democratic Renewal in American Society
  • Democratic Renewal in American Society
(c) 2012 Interactivity Foundation - Web Design by Jonah Coyote Design