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Zawilinski, Lisa; Shattuck, James; Hansen, Demaris – College Teaching, 2020
This article describes a professional development project that sought to increase active engagement in higher education classrooms. Flipped pedagogy was the focus of the professional development, as research suggested that flipped instruction allows for increased active engagement in the classroom. The authors describe how they guided faculty in…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, Homework, Video Technology
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Dillon, Patrick J.; Jenkins, J. Jacob – College Teaching, 2013
In this article, the authors describe an acrostic-based mnemonic device they created to aid students in constructing and supporting arguments in a manner consistent with the claim-data-warrant model. They call it the "IDOL writing device": I-"I"dentify a specific claim, D-"D"evelop an argument to support your claim, O-"O"ffer an example(s) that…
Descriptors: Homework, Writing Skills, Writing Instruction, Peer Evaluation
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Tai-Seale, Thomas; Thompson, Samuel B. – College Teaching, 2000
Describes "assigned conversations," a technique for inducing focused study of reading assignments outside of class by using them to structure cooperative learning in class. Individual students take responsibility for leading a class conversation about a portion of text. Application with both large and small classes indicated the method increases…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Content Area Reading, Cooperative Learning
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Cornez, Richard; And Others – College Teaching, 1993
A University of Redlands (California) calculus course was redesigned to include computer demonstrations and homework assignments in which the computer could play an important role. Comparison of results of this instruction with that using traditional methods suggest the approach using computers has merit. (MSE)
Descriptors: Calculus, Classroom Techniques, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Felder, Richard M.; Brent, Rebecca – College Teaching, 1996
Common faculty concerns about implementing student-centered learning are discussed, and useful techniques for addressing them are offered. Issues include budgeting in-class activity time, losing control of the class, uncompleted assignments, student understanding of open-ended problems, student dislike or abuse of group work, and helping at-risk…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction