Can Introverts Learn through Active Learning?
Active learning, at least at first, benefits extroverts more than introverts. What can we do about it?
Use Some Logic Today
Arguing that the commonly upheld binary between logic and emotion is false, Eugenia Cheng suggests that we would all communicate clearly if we actively integrated both.
Push Out Paraphrase
Paraphrasing, by Bergman’s definition, is a retelling of what a student has just said in similar, perhaps clearer, words. He notes, though, that in such moments paraphrase a teacher often “ignores missing pieces and inaccuracies.”
Favoritism, Fun, and the Future of Learning
As teachers, we’re taught not to play favorites, but that’s a difficult task. There are good reasons why.
Social Presence in the Online Classroom
Everyone’s afraid of Zoom fatigue these days. Lowenthal and Dunlop ask their students how to make social presence possible online.
Discussion through the Digital Humanities, Creativity Protocols, and the Neuroscience of Trust
This week, we feel challenged by Paul Zak’s work on trust in the workplace, Leyla Alipour’s protocols for boosting student creativity, and NYU press’s forays into online discourse in the Digital Humanities.
Beyond Fragility and Into History
A 2017 article challenges us to think from, but also beyond, the popular concept of white fragility — especially when it comes to building new curricula.
Trust Gaps, Civic Agency, and Structural Racism in Schools
This week’s highlighted media bring together ideas from students, teachers, and academics to identify problems and strategies for interrupting inequity and pursuing antiracism in schools.
Rituals, Rethinking Direct Instruction, and Redesigning Schools
This week’s roundup asks us to question the structures of our classrooms, especially discussion-based classrooms, and to consider several new approaches to familiar work.
Better Protocols for Online Discussion Boards
How do we use the “discussion board” feature to… actually hold discussions?
