Few psychologists would claim that the lecture is dead but those who aspire to be good or even great teachers rely on this method less than their own teachers did. What’s taken its place? Engaging ...

So the day of the text-based discussion has arrived and all of the students have had time to think about their ideas, write them down and pair-share in preparation for a vibrant and meaningful student ...

Class participation is an important component of all Core Humanities courses. Being able to clearly and confidently express your ideas orally is a valuable skill, and it can only be learned through ...

Discussion is a large part of teaching and learning. We want to see and hear our learners engaged in conversations about the course content, making connections to their lives or to other aspects of ...

My research on teaching and learning in higher education began when I was hired as a graduate assistant at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence, at Northwestern University, back in the late 1990s ...

There's no hand-raising in an online classroom, no vigorous head-nodding when a classmate has made a great point. In a virtual class, there's no chance to approach an instructor after a lecture to ask ...

For many students, participating in online class discussions feels like a chore—a box to check off for participation points rather than a lively dialogue. “I go in there and do it because I have to,” ...

When I began teaching, I adopted the common practice of grading student participation. I set aside 10 percent of my students’ grades for that purpose, and did my best to keep track of how much they ...

The Elementary School Journal, Vol. 100, No. 4, Special Issue: Mathematics (Mar., 2000), pp. 377-403 (27 pages) In this study, as a teacher-researcher, I explored the ways in which a pedagogy (based ...

For enrollment purposes, the Associated Class Number is used to link all class sections that constitute a single course offering. For example, if you are scheduling one lecture component with multiple ...