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Tag: Engaging Students
Self-segregation topic of T.A.L.K.
A Campus Divided: Why We Segregate will be the topic of Tying All the LinKs (T.A.L.K.) at 5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Student Services Building, room 314. Faculty, staff and students are welcome to talk about why we self-segregate, and the impact it may have on students – both positive and negative. T.A.L.K.
“We Don’t Know…”
“Maybe it’s just me…but I don’t know the purpose of this course and what we are supposed to be learning,” the timid young student in the back of the classroom quietly says. Thirty heads nod in agreement as they turn to look back at me. I try to remain neutral as I ask the students
Disco Balls and Teaching
Normally, the ITDC building (that’s the official name of the building where CTLT is located) is a hopping place with faculty coming in and out for meetings, consultations, workshops, getting their exams scored, and, often, just hanging out because we’re such a fun group of people to be around. However, it was pretty quiet here
The Student from H-E-Double-Toothpicks?
The way we diagnose our students’ condition will determine the kind of remedy we offer…The common diagnosis, to put it bluntly, is that our “patients” are brain-dead…That caricature highlights a truth: our assumption that students are brain-dead leads to pedagogies that deaden their brains. When we teach by dripping information into their passive forms,
What In The Wordle?
The other day, I was talking to a group of students struggling through some very dense reading. They understood why their professor assigned the text but they were a bit overwhelmed and wished the professor had gone over the text with them before they tried to read it so that they would know how to
Getting My Groove On
It happened this past week. Standing in front of a class full of sophomores and juniors, I cracked myself up with a pop-culture reference. They just stared at me. Talk about awkward silence. They had no idea what I was talking about because the reference was to something that was popular when I was in
Discussing Politics In the Classroom
We are in the final weeks leading up to a presidential election. One of Illinois State’s core values is civic engagement. It would seem, on the surface, at least, a no brainer to find ways to discuss and critically evaluate the issues and the candidates in our courses in an effort to encourage our students
Talkin’ ’bout online teaching & learning — with lunch!
It isn’t always easy to make time for professional development – trust me, I know. But it is one of those activities that – when I make the time for it – really does re-energize me and gives me ideas that I can both use in my own teaching and share with faculty members. So,
Engaging Students in Discussion of Controversial Issues
Most faculty members are reluctant to engage students in the discussion of controversial issues for various reasons. Some fear how such discussion will be received by students in the classroom. They argue that students’ lack the knowledge and confidence in their ability to discuss topics that are controversial, they often become more emotional than intellectual
