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Michael Lynch; Elizabeth Bowen – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2023
Modern social problems are complex, multifaceted, and challenging to solve. Scholars are increasinglyapplying the concept of social innovation as a path to addressing social issues. Social innovation is aninterdisciplinary framework for producing social change that requires creativity, problem-solvingskills, and collaboration across systems.…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Social Change
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deLuse, Stephanie – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Every class has a first day, yet many professors only read the syllabus to students rather than more intentionally leveraging the day to set up understandings that enhance learning and classroom management. Logic, experience, and research indicate that it is not just content expertise that matters to student experience and learning: it is also the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Experience, Learning Experience, Classroom Environment
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Linsenmeyer, Whitney; Lucas, Tommy – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2017
Crisis events are historic in the lives of higher education institutions, and they may elevate the role of faculty to leaders, counselors, and supporters of their students. The civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri during the 2014-2015 school year impacted Saint Louis University students as the Occupy SLU movement witnessed demonstrations surrounding…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Reaction, Advocacy, Activism
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Doolittle, Peter E. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2014
Education has long been driven by its metaphors for teaching and learning. These metaphors have influenced both educational research and educational practice. Complexity and constructivism are two theories that provide functional and robust metaphors. Complexity provides a metaphor for the structure of myriad phenomena, while constructivism…
Descriptors: Models, Constructivism (Learning), Schemata (Cognition), Educational Practices
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Lopes-Murphy, Solange A. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2014
Cultural intelligence is among the top essential learning outcomes for college graduates. Despite the emphasis on internationalizing higher education and the increased culturally focused initiatives across campuses, fewer than seven percent of college-level students meet even basic standards for cultural intelligence by the time they graduate with…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, International Education, Higher Education, Standards
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Kung, Susie; Giles, David; Hagan, Bill – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2013
While appreciative inquiry (AI) has its origins in organizational development, this article considers the application of AI within a course evaluation in higher education. An AI process was deemed appropriate given its concern for peak performance or life-centric experiences. Former students of a particular course, along with current students,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Course Evaluation, Inquiry, Learning Experience