by Steven Volk | Apr 21, 2019 | Article of the Week, Uncategorized
(Some reflections after 27 years of teaching including four years as Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning) Steven Bouma-Prediger, Leonard and Marjorie Maas Professor of Reformed Theology, Hope College Contact: boumapred@hope.edu Teaching is an art, the practice...
by Steven Volk | Feb 18, 2019 | Article of the Week
Karen Powell Sears, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Denison University Question: How can students’ demonstrate and share their learning about social problems beyond the classroom setting? In a Sex and Gender class, students create a digital tool-kit that...
by Steven Volk | Aug 10, 2018 | Article of the Week, Uncategorized
Dr. Lorna Hernandez Jarvis (Professor of Psychology) and Dr. Deirdre D. Johnston (Department of Communication), Hope College We recently attended a professional conference on “Teaching Peace in the Context of Political Polarization and Partisan Divides.” During the Q...
by Steven Volk | Mar 5, 2018 | Featured Article, Uncategorized
Note: The GLCA had scheduled a major meeting of the Consortium for Teaching and Learning for the weekend of February 9-10, 2018, days, unfortunately, when a major snowstorm swept through the Midwest forcing us to cancel the meeting out of concern for everyone’s...
by Steven Volk | Feb 14, 2018 | Featured Article, Uncategorized
Steven Volk, Director, Center for Teaching Innovation and Excellence (CTIE) and Professor of History Emeritus, Oberlin College, Co-Director, GLCA/GLAA Consortium on Teaching & Learning Contact at svolk@oberlin.edu We rushed to complete last minute preparations for...