February 17, 2021 Questioning the Givens When students entered Dr. Anita Sherwood’s class she handed each of them a tennis ball. “We are going to do a simple demonstration today. I want each group to form...
February 15, 2021 Toward a More Perfect Union–Session Two of Four Exploring the role of information in a healthy democracy What role does information play in democratic society? What questions and concerns do we face about information in our democracy? For the second...
February 11, 2021 Just Imagine…the Power of Images Think about the following question: How old is a child when he or she can recognize the difference between a cat and a dog? Most children can make this distinction...
February 10, 2021 Managing Undue Deference in Collaborative Discussions Mike was a military veteran who saw action in Iraq and Afghanistan as a US Marine. When he left military service, he decided to return to college. In almost every...
February 8, 2021 Toward A More Perfect Union – Session One of Four Exploring Democratic Citizenship What does it mean to participate in a democracy--to be a "democratic citizen"? What questions or concerns do you have about participation in our democracy? Those questions were...
February 4, 2021 Just Imagine…Resisting the Big Lie It was 1918, and the German army was experiencing defeat after defeat. Fresh troops from the US had joined the Allied war effort, contributing to the Hundred Days Offensive, pushing...
February 3, 2021 Cascaded Note-Taking Dr. Jimenez was frustrated as he read the discussion summaries from his students. One student from each discussion team served as a facilitator. The facilitators took notes on a flip...
January 28, 2021 Just Imagine…Taking the Long View "One must wait for the right time for conceptual change" Barbara McClintock was a geneticist who did much of her work with maize (corn). Because maize has a far longer generational...
January 27, 2021 When the Dream Team Isn’t They called themselves "the dream team." Every team member had a high GPA and a dominant personality. They were used to excelling in everything they did. But the dream team wasn’t,...