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By Michael W. Galbraith, and Melanie Jones in Journal of Developmental Education; 30.2 (2006): 20-27. Author's abstract: This article suggests that a balance of the art and science of teaching is essential if the learning and teaching process is to be a meaningful and rewarding educational journey. This notion is explored through a dialogue, held over a 3 year period, with a developmental mathematics instructor at a community college who discovered that technique alone was not sufficient to becoming a good instructor. An unusual situation occurred as a result of the dialogue: Discussion of research-based literature on college teaching and personal experiential reflectivity merged and resulted in an organizing framework for understanding the artistic and mechanic elements of effective instruction. Full text by subscription. Check with your local library. This is a link to the TOC on the National Center for Developmental Education's website.

The Public Conversations Project facilitates dialogues on a wide range of often controversial issues.

Mentioned by Jammer in Developing a Pedagogy Matters Manifesto as a potential collaborator to promote public dialogue.

This program is offered by the Association of American Colleges & Universities, as part of its Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) initiative, and is a contribution to the national dialogue on assessment in education.

Mentioned in Introduction to Formative Assessment

Public Agenda provides research that bridges the gap between American leaders and what the public really thinks about issues ranging from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility in American life.

Mentioned by Jammer in Developing a Pedagogy Matters Manifesto as a potential collaborator to promote public dialogue.

A national network of scholars, campus leaders, and civic leaders committed to strengthening democracy in and through higher education.

Mentioned by Jammer in Developing a Pedagogy Matters Manifesto as a potential collaborator to promote public dialogue.

A national leader in the field of civic participation and community change, Everyday Democracy helps people of different backgrounds and views talk and work together to solve problems and create communities that work for everyone.

Mentioned by Jammer in Developing a Pedagogy Matters Manifesto as a potential collaborator to promote public dialogue.