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Gipson, Terry; DiDomenico, Stephen M. – Communication Teacher, 2023
Perception is one of the most fundamental aspects of human communication. This activity utilizes art to help students experience and understand the psychological and communicative aspects of perception. Students are required to observe and discuss their observations about selected pieces of artwork. After completing the activity, students enhance…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Communications, Experiential Learning, Perception
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Ramel, Frédéric; Vergonjeanne, Anaëlle – Journal of Political Science Education, 2023
Although the esthetic turn in International Relations (IR) has recently expanded to teaching, with professors promoting the mobilization of artistic material in the classroom, its use in students' productions and examinations has received scarce attention. Drawing on a course at Sciences Po Paris dedicated to IR normative theory and given for five…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, International Relations, Fiction, Learning Processes
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Shafer, Gregory – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
We, as community college English teachers, have the opportunity to empower students who have been subjected to years of top-down, teacher-directed education. We have the obligation to make them critical thinkers, improving their chances of being thoughtful and successful adults. It all begins with the way we teach writing and the respect we have…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Writing Instruction
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Gilman, Denise; Farrow, Shannon; Hartman, Danielle – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2018
For 12 years, Denise Gillman has taught the course Science on the Stage at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. The plays studied awaken intellectual curiosity and understanding of human nature and complex scientific ideas within the framework of a good story and can do so for students of every major. This article presents how…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Drama, Higher Education
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Ladenheim, Melissa – Honors in Practice, 2014
This article describes the author's attempt to convince her students that poetry can be "their thing," and also show them how much it can shape the way they think about the world and their place in it. In this article Melissa Ladenheim describes the technique known as "newspaper blackout" poetry. The exciting thing about this…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Poetry, Teaching Methods, Newspapers
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Franz, Annaliese K. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
This work describes efforts to incorporate and evaluate the use of a YouTube writing assignment in large lecture classes to personalize learning and improve conceptual understanding of chemistry through peer- and self-explanation strategies. Although writing assignments can be a method to incorporate peer- and self-explanation strategies, this…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Video Technology, Multimedia Instruction, Organic Chemistry
Brand, Doug; Durose, Melanie; Walker, Sharon; Fryatt, Sarah; Baron, Sarah – Mathematics Teaching Incorporating Micromath, 2008
In this article, the authors reflect on a very different form of ITT assessment--"patchwork text"--wherein the learner provides several small pieces of work, or "patches", which are "stitched" together with a reflective commentary, written once all of the patches are complete. Each piece of work should stand alone,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teachers
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Walker, Robert J. – Educational Horizons, 2008
For fifteen years, the presenter has engaged college students in discussions and writing assignments that pertain to the outstanding characteristics of their most effective teachers--"effective" meaning that these teachers made the most significant impact on their lives. Based on those recurring themes, the conclusion is that effective teachers…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Teacher Competencies
Dryden, Lisa S. – Teaching Pre K-8, 2005
Letter writing in a "Dear Abby" format can encourage your reluctant writers to dig deeper into books by dispensing advice to troubled characters When this author's triplet daughters were in the fifth grade and wrote the advice column for their school newspaper, she discovered giving advice can motivate reluctant writers. This realization prompted …
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Creative Teaching, Writing Skills, Elementary School Students