October 28, 2020 New Discussion Materials !!! The Interactivity Foundation has new discussion materials to share. These discussion guides were developed through exploratory discussions in our small-group, online discussion events. You can use them to help discuss...
October 28, 2020 Hearing Anew Inclusive accommodations as a path to enhancing learning for all Before the semester started, Dr. Evelyn Walters was contacted by one of the university's Special Needs Coordinators. Henry Barrow, the coordinator,...
October 27, 2020 Discussion Matters As we approach the upcoming fall elections, we hear a lot about the importance of voting. To that, we’d like to say an emphatic “yes—and.” Yes, voting is essential for...
October 21, 2020 What IF…? The Future of Sports and Fitness–the Second of Four Conversations Sports for all of life, and for the life of all Sports and fitness activities can play an important role in boosting health and to promote healthier communities overall. This topic was...
October 21, 2020 Discussion Sensitivity How can we help students to be sensitive to contrasting perspectives? Dr. Jerry Watson was disturbed when one of his students walked out of his Moral Issues class. It was during...
October 14, 2020 Silent Thinking Using silent thinking to disrupt herding behavior Yolanda Cooper was frustrated. She liked to have her students discuss concepts she presented in class. But what usually happened is that the first...
October 10, 2020 Why Do People Migrate? What IF? A Discussion Summary of the 1st of a series of 4 Online Community Conversations About Migration and Coming to America This is a summary of the main ideas discussed...
October 7, 2020 Discussion Groups Weaving Social Connections Discussion groups can foster social bonds that are critical for student success Greg Johnson was a Computer Science major with a problem. He had a rather severe stuttering condition. Normally this...
September 30, 2020 Diverse Discussion Groups Diversity within groups and making new discoveries? “Today we’re going to start using our class discussion groups. In a moment I’ll split you up into preassigned groups. I’ve been very careful...
September 28, 2020 Coming to America: Stories and Conversations Across Generations About Immigration What IF…? Online Community Conversation Series: Coming To America - Fall 2020 The Interactivity Foundation (IF) has partnered with the Friends of India Association and the Diversity Relations Council at Leisure...
September 28, 2020 What IF…? The Future of Sports and Fitness–the First of Four Conversations What are different ways that sports have meaning for us, whether at a personal level or a broader societal level? The pandemic has made a lot of us think about what's...
September 23, 2020 Collaborative Credit? Shared credit as a way to foster genuine collaboration As students entered the classroom, there sat their professor, Walt Jenkins, playing The House of the Rising Sun through the sound system....