Different Fields, Similar Strategies: The Value of Group Work By Inés Vañó García and Naomi Lewandowski Being part of The Open Teaching Initiative’s Class Visit Exchange Program has been an opportunity to reflect on teaching and learning strategies from a brand new point of view. Although as Ph.D. students and adjuncts we deal with […]
To Call on Students, or Not to Call on Them? On Structuring Class Participation By Jonathan Kwan and Iris Strangmann Though every class is different, each generally entails a spectrum of student participators, from the very talkative to the somewhat talkative, to the completely silent. Building on our conversations and experiences as a part […]
Assessing Active Learning Praxis: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue By Kristen Hackett and Ryan Donovan The conversation below is based on our visits to each other’s classes, which was facilitated by the Classroom Visit Exchange program, part of the TLC’s Open Teaching Initiative. Breaking Down the Binaries Kristen: At the core of my teaching philosophy is […]
