by Steven Volk | Mar 18, 2019 | Featured Article, Uncategorized
Patrik Hultberg, Coordinator of Educational Effectiveness, Professor of Economics, Kalamazoo College Contact at: Patrik.Hultberg@kzoo.edu [Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on Kalamazoo’s “Teaching Commons” on Sept. 26, 2016. It has been slightly updated for...
by Steven Volk | Mar 17, 2019 | Article of the Week, Conversations
Jan Tobochnik, Dow Distinguished Professor in the Natural Sciences Department of Physics, Kalamazoo College In a typical flipped classroom students are expected to watch lectures online and then class time is spent in active learning. The Physics Department at...
by Steven Volk | Mar 16, 2019 | Article of the Week, Try This!
Thomas Ludwig, Psychology Department, Hope College (ludwig@hope.edu) [April 3, 2017] What Is Constructivism? Constructivism is an approach to teaching and learning that emphasizes the active role of the student, claiming that students learn by constructing internal...
by Steven Volk | Mar 4, 2019 | Featured Article, Uncategorized
Doris Jones, Senior Instructor, Department of Rhetoric and Composition, The American University in Cairo: Contact at: djones@aucegypt.edu Caroline Mitry, Manager, Educational Development & Assessment, Center for Learning and Teaching, The American University in...
by Steven Volk | Mar 3, 2019 | Article of the Week, Collaborations
Note: This essay originated from the GLCA Rubrics for Liberal Arts Learning Workshop, March 17-18, 2017. It was written by the following: Barbara Andereck, bsandere@owu.edu , Physics and Astronomy, Ohio Wesleyan University Alice Deckert, adeckert@allegheny.edu,...
