April 6, 2010 Losing Sight During the last few weeks of my IF course, I have been struggling to understand just how well students are developing discussion and facilitation skills. Even though students have...
April 2, 2010 Going Meta I went to a workshop a few years ago that focused on microteaching as a way to become a better teacher. In microteaching, a group of colleagues takes turns teaching...
April 2, 2010 Don’t Worry; Be Happy In our last episode, my students had launched into their small-group discussions for the purpose of preparing their own IF-style “mini” reports on their group’s topic: education, sustainability, or individual...
March 26, 2010 Citizen Group * first seeds Three weeks ago I visited an immigrant agency in a nearby town to propose the organization of a discussion group. A Mexican immigrant (and good friend) provided the initial contact. My...
March 26, 2010 Moving slowly… I just read Laura's post and was delighted to see her accomplishments! My class this term has barely progressed. It has nothing to do with IF. The weather takes all...
March 10, 2010 When process is the content… My class is almost over and overall I've been really pleased with how much the students have taken to facilitating and how easily they now talk about things like possibilities,...
March 9, 2010 Interventions and Uncertainty So my class has been buzzing along in their groups of six, there are three of them. Two groups work together in absolutely lovely fashion. I could just sit and...
March 8, 2010 ADD Nation? Many faculty complain that the current generation of students are different. This has probably been said of every generation of students that has come before, but there is an interesting...
March 8, 2010 Finally, in the loop again! Folks, I am sorry I have been out of the loop for so long! It is good to see you are moving on... I have begun to use the IF process...