Learning about Teaching… and about Learning – Two New Podcasts
It’s summertime, which means I’m busier than usual, given all that we do at the Center for Teaching to get ready for …
Concept Maps at the Beginning, Middle, and End
I’ve been collecting links to resources on the use of visual thinking in teaching and learning. Here are three resources that go …
A Few Favorite Blogs about Teaching
A tool we use at the center to improve our ability to work together is StrengthsFinder, a research-based tool for identifying one’s …
Mobile Learning and the Inverted Classroom (#EDUSprint)
Number four on my list of five types of mobile learning is the use of mobile devices (smart phones, tablets, and such) …
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 …
Are Simple Classroom Response Systems Best?
I was quoted this morning in “At Universities, Is Better Learning a Click Away?“, an Associated Press story on the future of …
Making Active Learning Work in the Classroom
A math colleague of mine, who blogs under the name Doc Turtle, recently blogged about his use of a calculus worksheet that …
Article: Crouch & Mazur (2001)
Reference: Crouch, C. H., & Mazur, E. (2001). Peer instruction: Ten years of experience and results. American Journal of Physics, 69(9), 970-977. …
More on the Classroom of the Future
Back in January, I blogged about a New York Times article describing MIT’s Technology Enhanced Active Learning (TEAL) classrooms. Just today, Diana …
Prediction Questions for Lecture Demonstrations
A couple of weeks ago, Stephanie Chasteen posted a series of blog entries on her ScienceGeekGirl blog from an American Association of …