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Active Learning: More Than Just Busy
Many of our classrooms have been active for years, maybe decades. In a typical CIT course, for example, students interact with hardware and/or software almost every time they meet. But is doing enough to guarantee learning? Are students forming synapses - or are they...
Video Games and the Learning Process
When I first learned to play Monopoly, we had the pressed cardboard game area, the small pieces (I always wanted the car), and the rulebook near in case we needed to check if someone was playing fair. We read the book, set up the board, dealt the money, and began to...
Audio Recording Feedback to Students
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...
Covering All The Bases for Student Success: Beyond Early Feedback
Amjad Khan and Tracy Russo Given the recent pennant race with many ups and downs for Tigers fans, a baseball metaphor seemed appropriate to frame strategies helping students score in school. Bring home the run Over the many years of my teaching experience, I have...