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What is class time for? Part I
Barbara Ganley posts a few ideas in response to a question she says she gets regularly: if your students are spending time discussing outside of class (through blogs, discussion boards, or otherwise),...
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Whose discussion question is this, anyway?
One of the courses I teach on a regular basis has a significant discussion component–after a two hour lecture each week, I and a group of about 20 students meet twice a week for 1.5 hours each to...
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Discussion Stagnation
[Note after writing this: I see that I was asking this question a number of months ago in my blog...guess it's an unresolved issue and has been for awhile...] Seminar discussions in my Arts One class...
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The Power of Space in the Classroom
Most of us know very well the importance of space in the classroom–how the room is set up can really change the dynamics of a class. For example, in a discussion course, I try to set up the room in as...
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(etmooc) On openness and panopticism
“Panopticon,” cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by chad_k A year or two ago a student came into my office and told me about some podcasts he had been listening to, which consisted of some lectures...
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