Friday Forum: Library Teaching & Learning Open House
Join CIE and NMC Library on Friday, September 30, for our first Friday Forum of the year as we explore a range of tools and approaches both new (PolicyMap, Wiki Edu, the library’s Curiosities series) and familiar (books, ebooks, periodicals, New York Times digital...
The Lock Box Exam: “Escaping the Rhetoric” – Checking Content & Reinforcing Gen Ed Outcomes
Before I begin, I need to give credit and a shout out to Nick Roster, who inspired me with his own lock box activity. I had been wanting to do a group-styled “exam” for some time with my classes, and his idea of the “lock box” gave me the...
Stages of Insensitivity Turned Teaching Moments
Inclusivity practices should be involuntary, but sadly, we live in a world where that is not the case. I had a difficult moment in the classroom last week as I was trying to get students to think about what it would be like to be… (basically someone other than...
9x9x25 #5: Flexible and Organized
This past week has been been a challenging one. At times I didn’t know if I was up or down. These two words FLEXIBLE and ORGANIZED are ringing true for my work as an educator, and for my students in…