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Alex Alderman

10 Ways To Help Kids With Learning Differences That Could Benefit All Students - 1 views

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    This article outlines steps toward developing an ethos and reflective practice of inclusivity in the classroom.
Joe Murphy

Ross Louis on the Monument Crisis - 1 views

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    Xavier University of Louisiana uses the "deliberative discussion" framework in a public speaking class to facilitate community conversations about current political issues.
Joe Murphy

In Defense of the Lecture - 1 views

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    A provocative essay with interesting ideas about the way we organize our time. Do current students have the active listening skills which the author seems to assume, and if not, are we doing enough to help them build those skills?
Alex Alderman

How Colleges Can Open Powerful Educational Experiences to Everyone - 1 views

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    This article reviews the benefits of experiential learning and highlights some ways that colleges can make such experiences successful and available to underrespresented students.
Alex Alderman

Sneaking a Trojan Horse of STEM into my Classroom - 1 views

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    As this profile of a tech-savvy French teacher shows, finding a way to bring a passion project into the classroom can create a more authentic experience for both professors and students.
Alex Alderman

Meet the Professor Using March (Mammal) Madness to Draw Students to Science - 0 views

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    Teachers at different levels have built bracket-style activities to add some variety to their courses and tap into student's enthusiasm for their home teams.
Joe Murphy

How movement makes memories stick - 0 views

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    Some potentially interesting implications here for the way we use example objects, visualizations and illustrations when presenting information.
Joe Murphy

Michael Wesch: What Inspired Me to Redesign My Syllabus - 0 views

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    "The simple thing is to always be trying something new; novelty is really important to learning and to motivation"
Joe Murphy

Why Students Hate Peer Review - 0 views

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    Good tips for structuring peer review exercises so that they provide the feedback (and builde skills at attentive reading) which students need.
Joe Murphy

Teaching Students How to Manage Feedback - 2 views

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    Interesting stuff in this article, from managing what can seem like a torrent of feedback, to thinking about the ways that different people respond to the same comments, to the metacognitive exercise of thinking about your own reactions. It's also worth noting that these tips come from a book that's not just for students - and the techniques might be useful for faculty and staff too.
Alex Alderman

New Era of Digital Accessibility | Inside Higher Ed Booklets - 1 views

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    Inside Higher Ed has compiled a free booklet of articles on digital accessibility in higher education.
Alex Alderman

Google's Guides to G Suite Accessibility Options - 1 views

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    An overview of Google's resources and recommendations for accessibility in their most commonly used services.
Joe Murphy

Creating a Democratic Classroom: Project-Based Learning, Dewey, and Other Pedagogical O... - 1 views

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    Peter Rutkoff reflects on his Deweyan philosophy of teaching and the way it is enacted in community-based learning in an article for the GLCA/GLAA Consortium for Teaching and Learning.
Alex Alderman

Reinventing the First Year Experience | Higher Ed Gamma - 1 views

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    Some goals and appropriate technological tools for designing a first year experience.
Alex Alderman

Using ePortfolio Image Galleries as Digital Storyboards to Visualize Scientific Concepts - 1 views

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    One way students used storyboards to improve presentation posters.
Alex Alderman

What Writing Wikipedia Entries Can Teach Students About Digital Literacy - 1 views

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    This article focuses on the digital literacy gains from wikipedia assignments, and they can help improve the quality of materials available on the web.
Alex Alderman

Four Ideas to Implement Today on Social Media | Call to Action: Marketing and Communica... - 1 views

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    This article presents some ideas for improving the social media experience of academics.
Alex Alderman

Liberal arts students' fears about the job market upon graduation are increasingly info... - 0 views

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    This article analyzes the shift toward quantitative courses among students at liberal arts colleges.
Alex Alderman

Hurts So Good - 0 views

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    This article promotes two teaching strategies that cognitive psychology research has shown to be effective: spaced practice, which brings students back to the same topics periodically throughout a course, and retrieval practice, which uses quizzes and class discussions to reinforce study.
Alex Alderman

Your Students Crave Moral Simplicity. Resist. - 0 views

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    This essay describes the need to make room for moral complexity in the college classroom and the potential to engage students with ethical questions across the curriculum.
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