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Facilitating Class Discussions around Current and Controversial Issues: Ten Recommendations for Teachers
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Ezzedeen, Souha R. – College Teaching, 2008
Facilitating productive class discussions is one of the most challenging tasks facing college educators, especially when potentially divisive issues are discussed. The author shares ten recommendations derived from teaching a course on current and controversial managerial issues via conversational learning. Excerpts from student comments are…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Business Administration Education, Graduate Students
Making Connections in Introductory Political Science.
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Rouyer, Alwyn R. – College Teaching, 1995
A University of Idaho introductory course in political science describes basic concepts, institutions, and processes of politics and relate their importance to students' daily lives. The course is comparative in organization and structured to promote critical and analytical thinking about politics. (MSE)
Descriptors: Assignments, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Course Content
Writing Assignments--Pathways to Connections, Clarity, Creativity.
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Brent, Rebecca; Felder, Richard M. – College Teaching, 1992
This article discusses college-level writing assignments designed to stimulate students to (1) explore initial student attitudes, (2) activate prior knowledge, (3) increase subject relevance, (4) clarify and organize course material, (5) connect new and previously known material, (6) improve critical thinking skills, and (7) develop and strengthen…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Content
Teaching an AIDS Course from a Medical Sociology Perspective.
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Campbell, Carole A. – College Teaching, 1992
A sociology course on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and its societal context, taught at California State University, Long Beach, is described. The background, content, organization, administrative and emotional demands, teaching methods (including input from patients with AIDS), texts, and impact of the interdisciplinary course are…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Communicable Diseases
Beyond Chalk and Talk: Strategies for a New Introductory Economics Curriculum.
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Rishi, Meenakshi – College Teaching, 1998
Factors in development of a new introductory economics course, primarily for nonmajors, are discussed. These include selection of course content to capture student interest and reflect societal change, creation of a more stimulating classroom environment, and use of three cooperative learning activities on poverty, inflation, and budget deficits.…
Descriptors: Budgets, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Excitement in Core Curriculum Classes.
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Hammons-Bryner, Sue; Robinson, Bobbie – College Teaching, 1994
An interdisciplinary, team-taught community college course combining American literature, writing instruction, and American history was designed to challenge students and eliminate some core curriculum problems. Emphasis on motivation and team teaching were successful in raising student achievement and enthusiasm. Course improvement is ongoing.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum