Jennifer H. Herman, Linda B. Nilson

Creating Engaging Discussions (eBook, PDF)

Strategies for "Avoiding Crickets" in Any Size Classroom and Online

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

If you have ever been apprehensive about initiating classroom discussion, fearing silences, the domination of a couple of speakers, superficial contributions, or off-topic remarks, this book provides strategies for creating a positive learning experience.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000971965
• Artikelnr.: 68356822

Autorenporträt

Jennifer H. Herman is Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Associate Professor of Practice in Education at Simmons College and develops and facilitates research-based faculty development opportunities around teaching and scholarship and provides structured support for curriculum design at all levels. She has been a grant co-PI or curriculum designer on many high-impact initiatives, including open-source assessment modules for NILOA, programs for the U.S. Department of State, the New York State Small Business Development Center's online Entreskills program, and a STEM teaching institute for Harvard Medical School, as well as course design institutes and inclusive excellence seminars. Herman received her Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University at Buffalo and her M.A. in International Training and Education from American University. Linda B. Nilson is founding director emeritus of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation (OTEI) at Clemson University and author of Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors, now in its fourth edition. Stephen D. Brookfield is Distinguished Scholar at Antioch University, Adjunct Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Professor Emeritus at the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minnesota). He has written, co-written or edited nineteen books on adult learning, teaching, critical thinking, discussion methods, critical theory, leadership, and teaching race, six of which have won the Houle World Award for Literature in Adult Education. His academic appointments have included positions at the University of British Columbia, Teachers College Columbia University (New York), Harvard University and the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Inhaltsangabe

Quick Reference to Discussion Activities Described in This Book
Foreword-Stephen D. Brookfield Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Strengths
and Challenges of Discussion-Jennifer H. Herman and Linda B. Nilson 2.
Getting All Students Engaged-Jennifer H. Herman and Linda B. Nilson 3.
Preventing and Responding to Common Discussion Pitfalls-Jennifer H. Herman
and Linda B. Nilson 4. Connecting Discussion With Learning-Jennifer H.
Herman and Linda B. Nilson 5. Gauging the Effectiveness of a
Discussion-Jennifer H. Herman and Linda B. Nilson 6. Learning and
Interpreting History Through Deliberative Dialogue-Mary Jo Festle 7. How
Coteaching and Other Strategies Promote Lively Student Engagement-Matthea
Marquart and Mary Ann Drury 8. Got Introverts? Get CAE (Collaborative
Autoethnography)-Mary Shapiro 9. Using a Contemplative Pedagogy to Promote
Discussion in a First-Year Seminar-Jennifer W. Shewmaker 10. Avoiding
Crickets by Creating an Orchestra of Students-Billy Strean 11. Spicing Up
Students' Education. The Use of Course-Based Undergraduate Research to
Foster Student Communication-Heather Townsend 12. Applying Students'
Insights for Engaging Inquiry in a Blended Course-Janelle DeCarrico Voegele
13. Solve Several Online Course Challenges With Student Critiques of
Primary Literature-David M. Wilson 14. Faculty Discussion Group
Resources-Jennifer H. Herman and Linda B. Nilson References About the
Authors and Contributors Index