The Case for Visual Thinking – Thoughts on “Visual Meetings” by David Sibbet
One of my goals over winter break is to read Visual Meetings: How Graphics, Sticky Notes & Idea Mapping Can Transform Group …
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 …
Article: Kenwright (2009) – More Clickers in the Health Professions
More from my round-up of articles on clickers in the health professions… Reference: Kenwright, K. (2009). Clickers in the classroom. TechTrends, 53(1), …
Guest Posts on ProfHacker: Multiple-Choice Exam Questions and Pre-Class Reading Quizzes
A few weeks ago, Jason B. Jones, one of the editors at my favorite group blog, ProfHacker, invited readers who teach in …
Engaging Students in Large Lecture Courses
Last week I facilitated a workshop titled “Engaging Students in Large Lecture Courses” for the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University. Since …
Leveraging Pre-Class Reading Quizzes
One of the questions I’m asked most often when I present about teaching with clickers is the “coverage” question: How do you …
Podcast #2 – An Interview with Kelly Cline
I had hoped that my second podcast episode would follow the first one a little more closely in time, but the spring …
Podcast #1 – An Interview with Ian Beatty
As I was researching my book, I interviewed dozens of college and university faculty members as a way to discover best practices …