by Steven Volk | Oct 16, 2017 | Conversations
Elizabeth Manwell Associate Professor and Co-Chair, Classics Kalamazoo College While most who “flip” their courses are scientists or social scientists, as Claudia Thompson observes, I am one of the minority—a language instructor, who has flipped her introductory Latin...
by Steven Volk | Oct 16, 2017 | Conversations
Steve Volk Professor of History, Emeritus and Director, Center for Teaching Innovation and Excellence, Oberlin College Some years ago, encouraged by the emerging literature regarding the “flipped classroom,” and particularly after having read about Eric Mazur’s work...
by Steven Volk | Oct 9, 2017 | Featured Article
Claudia Thompson, Associate Professor, Psychology, The College of Wooster Contact at: crt@wooster.edu All good teachers use a variety of practices and pedagogical approaches to share the content of a course, engage students, and motivate them towards self-regulated...
by Steven Volk | Oct 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sam Cowling, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Denison University. Contact at: cowlings@denison.edu There is no shortage of conferences. These range from sprawling national congresses and large regional association meetings to boutique research seminars. Over the...
by Steven Volk | Oct 1, 2017 | Featured Article, Town Halls/Webinars
On May 3, 2017, the GLCA Consortium for Teaching and Learning hosted a video-conference “Town Hall” on the topic of “Free Speech on Campuses,” an issue that has generated substantial controversy over the past few years. Taking part in the...