…involve more students. I may draw student names when I am asking questions or use the card drawing technique to create small groups. Sometimes, I also have students draw a…
…them in the Process. After all, flipped classrooms really are student-centered learning environments that incorporate active learning strategies during class time. This allows students to spend time problem solving, creating,…
…shift the focus from the instructor to the students; they encourage active participation from students rather than passive observation; and, they engage students on a higher level by encouraging creativity…
…and reviews as well as enriching those already in place. Determining where to start is one of the biggest challenges in developing any kind of plan. Fortunately, no one has…
…in some new formation. But whatever changes might occur to the learning environments we construct for our students, the fundamental principles according to which human beings learn complex new skills…
…desired on essays in the online world. My handwriting is terrible—I marvel at how terrible it is. I was born with terrible handwriting. My mother would not post anything I…
…the entire department. Mean-spirited and uncivil people cause much damage to those they belittle, to the bystanders (students, staff, and department peers) who suffer the ripple effects, to the overall…
In small online courses, instructors have the luxury of participating in frequent personal interactions with students in online discussions. But doing this with more than 15 students can be difficult….
