by Steven Volk | Apr 24, 2018 | Featured Article, Uncategorized
Gina Dow, Associate Professor of Psychology and Alford Coordinator for Service Learning, Denison University Contact at: dow@denison.edu I have been studying child development, in one way or another, for my entire adult life – as a child care worker in high school and...
by Steven Volk | Apr 20, 2018 | Article of the Week, Try This!
Susan Kennedy, Department of Psychology, Denison University Question: Can instructors leverage in-class learning to impact an important public health issue? Here’s one approach designed to use knowledge gained in a psychopharmacology class to address drinking among...
by Steven Volk | Apr 17, 2018 | Try This!
Rob Thompson, Professor of Chemistry, Oberlin College* Contact at Robert.Q.Thompson@oberlin.edu In 2015, the Association of American College and Universities issued a report (Falling Short? College Learning and Career Success) that listed the skills that employers...
by Steven Volk | Apr 17, 2018 | Featured Article
Steven Volk, Director, Center for Teaching Innovation and Excellence, Professor of History Emeritus, Oberlin College* Contact at: svolk@oberlin.edu There is an extensive and rich literature offering suggestions on how to encourage productive discussions in the...
by Steven Volk | Apr 16, 2018 | Article of the Week
Patrik Hultberg, Coordinator of Educational Effectiveness, Associate Professor of Economics, Kalamazoo College Contact at: hultberg@kzoo.edu My 200-level Economic Development and Growth course was perfectly adequate. The material covered struck a good balance between...
