October 20, 2009 Syllabus Overhaul This week is a short week in my IF class, Art: I Know It When I See It. We had only one class meeting, since it's fall break, so I...
October 16, 2009 Thinking of IF in other ways… My freshman class continued using the IF process this week, though the focus is shifting. They have begun to discuss what/how to share what they have learned about "the value of higher education"...
October 7, 2009 Using IF with a Group of Faculty I wanted to share my recent experience about using the IF process with a group of faculty at my institution to discuss changing general education requirements. When I attended the...
October 2, 2009 Unexpected Hurdles This week in my IF-supported course, I struggled with getting my small groups underway. Our class took a day-long trip to Washington, DC last weekend, and we toured the National...
September 4, 2009 Day One Hi everyone, Back in that first week of August, when it seemed we all the time in the world to reflect on our teaching, our courses, and the IF process, I...
July 28, 2009 Lauren’s Story The entry below is another story from my colleague Jack Byrd about student experiences with a student-centered discussion class. It might help you think about the ways that discussion facilitation...
June 28, 2009 Tacit Knowledge vs. Intellectual Technologies There's an interesting section on "Thinking as Doing" in Matthew Crawford's Shop Class as Soulcraft that can help shed light on what we're trying to convey in our approach to...
April 21, 2009 Guidebooks for Discussions The Foundation has published 3 guidebooks for facilitating discussion. You can download a pdf of these guidebooks by clicking on their titles below. Facilitation Guidebook (Jack Byrd, Jr., edited by Adolf...