Teaching Reflective Writing
Although many years ago I required composition students to keep writing journals, with mixed results, otherwise I haven't often made...
Overview Interviews
I was concerned today that my composition students might not be far enough along for group discussions about their eportfolio venture or...
The Generative Interview
To assist my students in determining a cultural trend to investigate this semester for their class eportfolio, our active learning...
The Carousel and Composition
This morning’s carousel activities went well in my active learning composition classes. Having designed a few, participated in a few,...
Active Learning for First-time Teachers
My Early American Literature course this semester is a ninety-student class that meets Mondays and Wednesdays in a large lecture hall,...
Modern Memory Palaces for a Collaborative Economy
Commenting on our world’s new collaborative economy and the rise of collaborative workspaces, the final keynote speaker at the 3rd...
Changing the Landscape of Higher Education
She anticipates more growth more quickly in the field of active learning, growth that will change the landscape of higher education. So...
National Forum on Active Learning Classrooms
I am looking forward to presenting a paper and PowerPoint at the 3rd Biennial National Forum on Active Learning Classrooms in two days at...
Self-aware and Better Human Beings
In 2013, Hart Research Associates issued a report on an online survey they conducted “from January 9 to 13, 2013…among 318 employers...
What Active Learning Is Not
I accidentally came across an editorial in The Huffington Post by Keith M. Parsons, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Houston,...
