Originally published on: March 27, 2007 I would like to add some remarks following the March 13th, 2007, issue of New Chalk Talk about “Role-Playing in …
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Role-Playing in Class: Animates Discussion and Enhances Active Learning
Originally published on: March 13, 2007 As a social-economic historian by training I always respected and admired the work of the French Annales School, and especially …
New Initiative: “Clickers” In Our Classrooms
Originally published on: February 27, 2007 These are just but a few examples of the many creative ways our faculty, with the support of the Center …
Visual Learning Objects: Enable Faculty to Focus on Active Learning
Originally published on: December 5, 2006 In two recent issues of New Chalk Talk (Volume 6, Issue 2 & 6), I suggested that “learning objects” enhance …
Towards a Culture of Evidence (Part 3) Using assessment to improve learning
Originally published on: November 7, 2006 Following up on our original emphasis on assessment as an integral part of teaching, this issue (the last of this …
Learning Objects: The Return of the “Visual” to Active Learning?
Originally published on: November 14, 2006 In a recent issue of New Chalk Talk (Volume 6, Issue 2), I relied upon John Berger’s pioneering work Ways …