This article discusses my pedagogies of praxis in the performance studies classroom focused on identity, inclusion, and social justice. I especially consider methodologies employ seminars analyzing making justice performances such as Performing Human Rights Activism. discussion explores significance embodied ways learning materialities classroom. argue that praxis—which combines foundational cu...

Project Description: Background & Purpose Prof. Ginsburg’s course, “The Development of Mathematical Thinking” at Teachers College, Columbia University, has a unique challenge in that it attempts to make aspects of developmental psychology accessible to a school teaching population. To make connections between his research-oriented content and teaching practice, Prof. Ginsburg employs an extensi...

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Active learning facilitated through interactive and adaptive learning environments differs substantially from traditional instructor-oriented, classroom-based teaching. We present a Web-based e-learning environment that integrates knowledge learning and skills training. How these tools are used most effectively is still an open question. We propose knowledgelevel interaction and adaptive feedba...

Prevailing policies and practices in teaching suppress teachers’ autonomy in the classroom, leaving students subjected to scripted programs, standardized curricula, and passive rote learning (Leistyna, Lavandez, & Nelson, 2004; Sleeter, 2005). Such forms of teaching often run counter to those that support critical thinking, joy, and equity-oriented learning (Christensen, 2009; Nieto & Bode, 200...

The purpose of this preliminary study was to qualitatively explore the results of using low-cost educational videos, oriented at complementing face-to-face and distance courses of the Degrees in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Organization and Aeronautical Engineering at ETSEIAT (Technical School of Industrial Engineering and Aeronautical Engineering of Terrassa). Qualitative analyses showed...

The first stage of the ITOLDU project aims to facilitate technical English teaching, especially for vocabulary acquisition. We are pursuing two immediate goals: maximizing positive student contributions, even outside of the classroom, and minimizing teacher intervention. The resulting application is designed to support investigations on what can entice users to contribute collaboratively toward...

This article explores lessons learned from a decade of teaching an online course on the politics and psychology of hatred using a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) model. The authors illuminate course etiquette and a critical thinking model that incorporates SoTL into the ongoing fabric of the classroom. In addition, discussion centers on utilizing SoTL to satisfy colleagues concerned...

In college level chemistry courses, reasoning using molecular and particulate descriptions of matter becomes central to understanding physical and chemical properties. In this study, we used a qualitative approach to analyzing classroom discourse derived from Toulmin’s model of argumentation in order to describe the ways in which students develop particulate-level justifications for claims abou...