Redefining Failure - 0 views
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Alex Alderman on 20 Apr 17Some strategies for creating a space for failure in the classroom to encourage students to learn better on their own.
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Failure is fun and fascinating - 0 views
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A fun video from Michael Wesch in which he shows his students that learning, and failure, is fun. (For the record, classes on how to do a handstand are outside the CIP's purview.)
Modeling the Behavior We Expect in Class - 0 views
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If we want to help students take risks and cope with failure, we're going to have to make it transparent when we're doing that as scholars and teachers too.
"Failure is an option. Fear is not": Creating a safe intellectual space for learning - 0 views
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In interesting list of concrete steps you can take to ensure that your classroom is a safe space for intellectual risk-taking.
How Much Mightier Is the Pen than the Keyboard for Note-Taking? A Replication and Exten... - 0 views
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Interesting failure to replicate the 2014 study suggesting that longhand notetaking may be more effective than typing on a laptop. Perhaps we should expect our efficacy at using different writing tools to shift over time!
A Failure of Empathy - 2 views
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A beautiful and brave story from John Warner about the need for empathy in teaching.
A New Research Center for the Study of Failure - 1 views
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"Students who didn't learn about the scientists' struggles were more likely to say that those scientists had innate talent and aptitude which separated them from everyone else." Do you draw attention to the processes of discovery and creativity in your course content, including setbacks?
Pedagogy of Imperfection - 1 views
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"...how are we supposed to prepare students to be lifelong learners if we don't teach them how to embrace imperfection?" And by "teach them", the authors mean "model for them."
Are Your Students Learning From Their Mistakes? - 1 views
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Do you allow rewrites or makeup exams? David Gooblar argues that these can be important opportunities for students to learn from their errors. (Also some good examples, alternatives, and disagreements in the comments.)
10 Commandments of Innovative Teaching - A.J. Juliani - 0 views
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Any one of these principles could be a guiding statement for an interesting course. Do you actually have to do all 10 of them? I'd argue not, although many do go hand in hand.
What Can Educators Learn from the Gaming Industry? - 0 views
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Treating something as a "game" is usually a pejorative - meaning that the thing is not taken seriously or is manipulated outside its original purpose. But games (in all their forms) are also good at building skills and knowledge in the players, and at moving players from extrinsic to intrinsic motivation. Are there techniques used in games which apply to classes?
5 Steps to Foster Grit in the Classroom - 2 views
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It's a common complaint that our students aren't comfortable taking risks, and don't deal well with setbacks. This article provides a set of classroom techniques, from showing your own struggles with disciplinary material to celebrating success when it finally comes, which will help students get used to "fail more, fail better."
Is Praise Undermining Student Motivation? - 0 views
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Students will ultimately perform better if we focus on effort and process (things which anyone can change) instead of talent and output (which can seem immutable).
Colleges Reinvent Classes to Keep More Students in Science - 0 views
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Instructors of introductory science classes at Kenyon face the dual challenge of historically large class sizes and the nationally low number of minority and first-gen students completing science programs. This article reviews research that makes a strong case for active learning as a more effective way to engage students in larger classes and to significantly improve the performance of disadvantaged students in those classes.
Grit 2.0: A Review with Strategies to Deal with Disappointment, Rejection, and Failure - 1 views
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Good review of the literature around the concept of "grit." Most of this literature focuses on students and I'm intrigued to see the call that we have to look closer at grit in the faculty life cycle too, with its ongoing opportunities for negative feedback.
Knowing How to Study Can Mean the Difference Between Success and Failure for First-Gene... - 1 views
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Chemistry instructor and author of a new book on teaching first generation college students gives tips on how to help students improve the quality of their studying.
Teaching Fails: What Didn't Go as Planned in Your Courses? - 1 views
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It's important to reserve some time for reflection at the end of the semester, to review where you thought your classes were going and where they actually ended up. (But don't forget to review the positive too - what worked as or even better than expected?)
The Importance of Academic Courage - 1 views
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The concepts of "differential courage" and "courage is contagious" seem like valuable additions to discussions about mindset and "grit."
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