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Download full textCook-Sather, Alison; Abbot, Sophia; Felten, Peter – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2019
In a classic 2010 article, Craig Nelson critiques his own previously held "dysfunctional illusions of rigor" that for years had constrained his teaching. He demonstrates that certain "rigorous" pedagogical practices disadvantage rather than support learners, and he argues for an expansion of what counts as legitimate…
Descriptors: Reflection, Writing (Composition), Academic Standards, Difficulty Level
Direct linkBach, Dorothe J.; Cook-Sather, Alison – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2016
This article is about and for teachers wishing to open space at the intersection of the affective and the cognitive-space, we argue, that is particularly conducive to deep learning and within which students can empower themselves as learners and knowers. Drawing on written and spoken reflections of three faculty members, the authors explore how…
Descriptors: Reflection, Listening, Higher Education, Teachers
Cook-Sather, Alison – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background: Inspired by various conceptualizations of both cultural diversity and cross-role partnership, this discussion challenges the assumption that holds sway in many people's minds: Differences primarily divide us. The context for this argument is a program that pairs undergraduate students and faculty members in semester-long…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
Cook-Sather, Alison – Journal of Faculty Development, 2011
Active learning by faculty members complements and promotes active learning for students. Through The Andrew W. Mellon Teaching and Learning Institute at Bryn Mawr College, faculty members actively engage with one another and with undergraduate students positioned as pedagogical consultants to explore and to practice a wide range of pedagogies. In…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Active Learning, Faculty
Cook-Sather, Alison – Educational Action Research, 2011
The action research project reported on here took as its central problem of practice the absence of students from forums for faculty development in higher education. Findings suggest that, when undergraduate students are positioned as pedagogical consultants to college faculty members, multiple layers of learning unfold. After a brief overview of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Consultants, Action Research, Faculty Development
Cook-Sather, Alison – International Journal for Academic Development, 2014
Student-faculty partnerships position students as informants, participants, and change agents in collaboration with faculty members. Enacting one form of such collaboration, Bryn Mawr College's SaLT program pairs faculty members and undergraduate students in explorations of pedagogical practice. The program provides both context and case study for…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Educational Practices, Best Practices, Undergraduate Students
