…experienced teacher, sometimes you want to move beyond the comfortable, easy to implement, I know-I-can-make-it-work alternatives. Instructional risk-taking has merit. Anytime we do things outside our comfort zone, we do…
…they otherwise might not. For example, when a student marks up and comments on three required evidence examples for an op-ed assignment on light pollution, she realizes all three examples…
…Offer an example of your own persistence. Illustrate this with a manuscript that has been returned by an editor, complete with mark-up and comments. Describe how you felt and responded…
…The teacher can ask for examples or get more details when students provide contradictory comments. A review of results helps to create a sense of perspective for individual students and…
…about looking stupid? Does active learning in our courses look anything like this? The activity that matters most in learning involves deliberate practice. That’s the kind of practice that focuses…
…the post work. It ended up being a tirade about the disconnect between research and practice. But I’m back at it this week, finding my way via an old article….
…get to say goodbye or formally celebrate our time together as part of our larger departments and university communities. In addition, we are all experiencing the isolation and stress of…
…three-fold: Storytelling as a teaching practice became real for participants, a community of inquiry was organically built around storytelling on faculty Yammer, and we had a clear line of sight to the…
