December 7, 2010 How to Evaluate an IF Policy Possibility⎯Part 3 Once you have a basic understanding of the policy possibility and the reasoning behind it----what it says and why it says it----the next step is to ask yourself whether and...
November 30, 2010 Higher order thinking, lifelong learning, and IF in a Seminar on Food and Culture BLOG PROMPT #3: Engaging Abstract Topics (Post by Nov. 28) The issue of engaging students in abstract topics is a question of interest in any classroom, not just when using...
November 30, 2010 Group Dynamics in a Seminar on Food and Culture BLOG PROMPT #2: Group Dymamics For this post, we were asked to reflect upon how well the group set-ups are working. This would be a really short post if I were...
November 30, 2010 Big Lessons for First-Year Students IF Blog Posting Nov 2010 After passing the midway point of my first year seminar this fall, I have had a chance to pause and reflect. Last fall I taught an...
November 29, 2010 IF Discussions in an Albanian ‘Economics of Tourism’ Course Alkida Hasaj is a Lector in the Tourism Department at the University of Shkodra 'Luigj Gurakuqi' in Albania. She was also a participant in the 50-Hour Training Course in the IF Discussion...
November 22, 2010 IF Discussions in an Albanian Marketing Class Marsel Kalemi is a lecturer in International Business and Marketing at the Military University “Scanderbeg” in Tirana, Albania. He was also a participant in the 50-Hour Training Course in the IF Discussion...
November 15, 2010 Engaging Abstract Topics Over the last year or so, I have had numerous conversations with faculty using the IF method in the classroom and lamenting that, too often, it is difficult to get...
November 15, 2010 How have your group dynamics been working? Last post, I asked you to talk about the criteria and process you used to set up your student groups. This time, now several weeks in, I'd like you to...
November 8, 2010 What’s a Conceptual Policy Possibility? Interactivity Foundation Project Discussions aim at generating contrasting conceptual policy possibilities with the hopes of expanding and enriching public thinking about a complex area of social and political concern. You...