Henry Giroux: “All education is a struggle over what kind of future you want for young people"
Education always plays a central role – whether in a visible or a veiled way – in any ideological project. For anyone backing the transformation of the world...
Syllabus Language - Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a private university located in Winston-Salem, N.C. We are a vibrant and diverse academic community where our students study in one or more of the 42 majors and program we offer within our six colleges and schools.
A third edition to our series of long-form conversations featuring SASN faculty, students and staff where we open up the floor on courses, topics, and collab...
Flipped learning is great for students, but it can be tough on faculty because it requires a significant shift in the way we think about using time and space for teaching. It also requires a different approach to lesson planning, and this can be a major choke point on the
An extensive literature exists that describes how to categorize students by a plethora of learning styles, including recommendations for teachers on how to match curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment to optimize student learning. Two recent review articles are discussed, both of which conclude that no experimental evidence exists to support the hypothesis that instruction designed in response to student learning styles can actually improve achievement.
The learning styles myth (based on Pashler et al., 2008; Nancekivell et al., 2020) - Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching
One idea that I encounter a lot in higher education workshops is the idea of learning styles: that some people are “visual learners” that learn best by looking at visual representations of information, and other people that learn best from reading, or from listening to lectures, and that those are traits we are born with. […]
Making Connections That Matter: Critical Thinking in Theory and
Critical thinking is discussed extensively in higher education research literature, especially through theories about how to define, measure, and develop “higher-order” cognitive skills. However, there is a less substantial body of scholarship exploring the connection between educational practices and critical thinking research. How is critical thinking being taught at colleges and universities, and how can educators use research to improve teaching practices?
Critical thinking is one of the top goals of education and, arguably now more than ever, it is crucial that young people can think critically. This talk will discuss how [...]Read More...
Course Evaluation Checklist v2.0 - Canvas Community
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