I was asked to share what I have done, in light of the closing of NMC’s campus for in-person class sessions for the balance of the spring semester, to transition two of my traditionally taught courses to an exclusively online format. In each of these courses, I...
In addition to the CIE-sponsored Friday Forums, please consider placing the following Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on your calendar: December 13th, January 17th, February 14th, and March 14th. Those are the upcoming dates of the CIE-sponsored 20-Minute Mentor...
The jigsaw technique is a collaborative learning strategy that was developed in the early 1970s by Elliot Aronson, a well-known psychologist and co-author with Carol Tavris of Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me). The jigsaw technique divides the class into groups—often...
One strategy to elicit critical thinking is to omit important facts when presenting scenarios to students for classroom discussion. Often instructors take considerable care in class to articulate each important fact within a particular scenario that students will...
Often there are time constraints in providing detailed and individualized feedback to a large number of students regarding their class participation or a particular assignment. An audio recording can facilitate your provision of this feedback and allow you to explore...
