by Steven Volk | Sep 22, 2018 | Article of the Week, Essays for Action
Peter Rutkoff, Professor of American Studies, Kenyon College (with occasional commentary by students in italics) PART I It took more than forty years, but this time I found my way to shape a classroom culture that balanced progressive theory and practice. It simply...
by Steven Volk | Feb 14, 2018 | Article of the Week, Essays for Action
Nate Eastman, Associate Professor of English, Earlham College May 1, 2017 Introduction In his 2003 Lancet article “Errors: Incompetence, Ineptitude or Failure” Lionel Opie writes that “errors are of most interest when they reflect overt incompetence or ineptitude […]...
by Steven Volk | Apr 3, 2017 | Essays for Action
Patrik Hultberg, Coordinator of Educational Effectiveness, Associate Professor of Economics, Economics and Business, Kalamazoo College April 3, 2017: November 6, 2017 Addition: You can access Prof. Hultberg’s video on Cognitive Load Theory here. All teachers...
by Steven Volk | Dec 12, 2016 | Essays for Action
Steven Volk, Director, Center for Teaching Innovation and Excellence (Oberlin College), Co-Director GLCA Consortium for Teaching and Learning December 12, 2016 Where to begin? Why not with a definition of “post-truth” from the Oxford dictionary: “Relating to or...
by Sarah Bunnell | Oct 5, 2016 | Essays for Action
ESSAY FOR ACTION Taking a Scholarly Approach to Evaluating Teaching: A Review of and Recommendations for Assessing Teaching Excellence Across the Schools of the Great Lakes Colleges Association Sarah L. Bunnell Ohio Wesleyan University Copyright 2016 Sarah L. Bunnell...
