Trivia games provide a way to gamifiy course content, and can be a fun, low-stakes way for students to learn together while reviewing key skills or knowledge. In this activity, I created a Jeopardy!-style game about Middlebury, by modifying a free Google Slides template. You can use the template to create a Jeopardy!-style game using more… »
Idea 3-4 students are panelists for a weekly podcast episode about a topic related to class and those that are not on the panel listen to the episode and post discussion comments on Canvas. Panelist participation Students must participate twice during the course as panelists. Panelists find an interesting news item from that week, present more… »
Course: Social Class & the Environment (WRPR/ENVS0210), a Human Ecology cognate in ENVS and a college writing course (CW) Idea: The creation of a textbook for the course; this is the core of the course. What’s needed: Scalar: knowledge of the tool to be able to instruct students on how to use different options when more… »
For teaching a class using the Stata statistical package, I typically assign problem sets in which students have to answer multiple questions by working with a particular dataset. To lower student stress, make deadlines flexible, and offer ongoing feedback, I decided to change a problem set into a “scavenger hunt.” I distributed the first question more… »
Sometimes, students come into the classroom and there isn’t much difference in their views; either they don’t know the situation well or they adhere to the “conventional wisdom.” In my class on humanitarian relief, I do case studies of response (Somalia, Kosovo, Rwanda), each lasting 2 weeks. Each case study ends with an in-class debates. more… »
Why? One strategy for creating an inclusive learning environment is to provide students with a choice in how to engage with the course materials. This approach is grounded in Universal Design for Learning, a framework and curriculum design approach that seeks to identify and ameliorate barriers to student participation in the learning environment at the more… »
Zoom Icebreakers At the start of your very first class, when students are just getting to know each other, you might consider several different techniques to organize Zoom-based icebreakers which can serve the dual purpose of helping learners to get to know one another while also familiarizing students with some key Zoom features. You can more… »
