…their confusion with inarticulate questions that vaguely reference this, that, and the thingamabob are commonly greeted with blank stares, rolled eyes, impatient gestures, or worse—public ridicule. Novices frequently bristle at…
Students love it when teachers provide class notes—the more complete the set, the better. Students want the teacher’s notes online because it’s convenient, they’re readable, well organized, and relieve the…
…the implications of knowledge beliefs can make a difference. In my research classes, I provide students with a “beliefs questionnaire” at the beginning of the research methods courses. The questions…
…audience on that point)? Would we think more positively about Web-based materials? About course materials themselves? Would we consider a different kind of writing? A style not quite so disconnected…
…to Google and Wikipedia as their main research tools, and may never even set foot in the library if they can help it. As more and more accreditation bodies require…
…them in real time, because it’s important for students to feel, at least during office hours, that they can actually find a human being behind the computer. It also seems…
…directly. Compounding the chair’s ability to create change is the reality of academic freedom and tenure, both of which can immobilize progress and growth. This tension between tight and heavily…
…be addressed; guided inquiry, where teachers stimulate the inquiry with questions but students decide how to explore the questions; and open inquiry, where students formulate the questions, identify what needs…
