Poster presentation: View Janelle Jones’ poster (PDF) presented at the 2012 Symposium on Teaching and Learning. From the poster: One student’s response to “How have the discussion groups helped your ...

Few psychologists would claim that the lecture is dead but those who aspire to be good or even great teachers rely on this method less than their own teachers did. What’s taken its place? Engaging ...

The power of a group is undeniable. Group discussions bring the synergy of connection, insight, and joy to the forefront. A popular area of focus for group discussions is books – fiction and ...

Whenever you lead a class discussion, you naturally want to see your students eagerly participating. It shows they’re engaged, and that’s surely a prerequisite for learning. But too often academics ...