Usual Visual Thinking in the Classroom
I recently put together a workshop on using visual thinking techniques in the classroom for a group of graduate students at my …
Using Clickers to Engage Students in the Classroom (10-Minute Video)
Back in May 2010, I led a webinar on teaching with clickers as part of the CIRTLcast series for the Center for …
Clickers, Private Universes, and Agile Teaching
There’s a lively discussion happening on the POD Network listserv this week on teaching large classes. The discussion detoured into a discussion …
Student Motivation and Class Participation – Lessons from “Cognitive Surplus”
More thoughts on Clay Shirky’s new book, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age… As I mentioned the last time, …
Clickers and the “Last Technology Holdouts”
Jeffrey R. Young’s Chronicle article, “Reaching the Last Technology Holdouts at the Front of the Classroom,” has apparently struck a nerve among …
Teaching Math with Clickers: Addressing Misconceptions with Prediction Questions
Continuing my reports from the contributed paper session on teaching with clickers I helped coordinate at the Joint Mathematics Meetings back in …
AAPT Presentation by Ian Beatty: Addressing Common Concerns about Teaching with Clickers
The summer meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) wraps up in Portland, Oregon, today. There were several talks on …
Clickers as Essential Elements of the 21st Century Classroom?
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported (briefly) on a new survey from CDW, a “leading provider of technology products and services …
Thoughts on Steven Zucker’s Essay on Student Course Evaluations
The latest issue of the American Mathematical Society’s Notices includes an essay by Steven Zucker [PDF], a mathematician at Johns Hopkins University. …
Asking Students to Write Their Own Clicker Questions in Psychology
Over on the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching blog, my Vanderbilt colleague Isabel Gauthier, professor of psychology, has shared her experiences asking …