by Dr. Christina Moylan This final Blog Post builds on the discussions in my first and second posts, and highlights the power of the synergistic use of more than one student engagement technique simultaneously. This strategy can be particularly effective in promoting significant learning with… Read More
By Judith Ross-Bernstein Recently, a compelling study by Steuer and Dresel, A Constructive Error Climate as an Element of Effective Learning Environments (2015) came by my desk. It was in my to read file when I spotted a blog and a tool developed by Josh… Read More
by Judith Ross-Bernstein Looking across classrooms, it is common to see laptops open, screen lights illuminating several student faces as they take notes, fingers dancing across keyboards at breakneck speed. Other students sit alongside the glow and movement of their peers, with pen and paper poised… Read More
By Judith Ross-Bernstein It’s that time of year. I can’t help but be poised at the edge of my seat, imagining teachers and students entering their classroom space for the first time. I overheard a veteran professor yesterday, “I know I will feel better once… Read More
By Julie Schell (Reposted 1/15/13) Peer Instruction Part 2 Flipping and peer instruction are related? Check out Julie’s blog on flipping your classroom with peer instruction. Julie Schell writes Turn to Your Neighbor, The Official Peer Instruction Blog. She is Director of OnRamps, an innovative… Read More
By Julie Schell (Reposted 5/1/14 What is Peer Instruction?…in 2 mins) Peer Instruction is a researched based highly engaged instructional strategy developed by Professor Eric Mazur in the 1990’s at Harvard University. It is implemented best in a flipped learning format, where students anticipate and… Read More
By Susan Adams Delaney The ICC website defines integrative learning as “the process of making connections among concepts and experiences so that information and skills can be applied to novel and complex issues or challenges.” In other words, integrative learning seeks to enable the transfer… Read More
Interview with Susan Adams Delaney (with Judith Ross-Bernstein) Last semester, Susan Adams Delaney led a faculty development session at the Center for Faculty Excellence to discuss selected teaching strategies that support students’ reflective thinking. In this follow-up interview with Judith Ross-Bernstein, Susan shares how she:… Read More
By Luca Maurer Where do we feel safe, respected, understood, and supported? Is it possible to construct a classroom as a safe landing? We are a comprehensive residential college; our campus represents home for all of our students. Our classrooms must be an extension of… Read More
Greetings Ithaca College Colleagues and best wishes for a fun and productive Spring 2016 semester. What do you call a blog that is really a webinar? Name it what you will, but this first Threads blog is just that, and posted for your viewing. On… Read More
