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Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2016
Being Transparent About and Challenging Our Own Assumptions About Material In my current Writing and Rhetoric class, we are thinking about manifestos in preparation for writing our own. The manifesto forces students and myself to challenge our assumptions about certain topics by both replicating hyperbolic rhetoric and then objectively challenging and explaining the rhetorical moves […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 26th, 2016
In our new Faculty Feature series, the Kaneb Center interviews teachers around campus to learn about what motivates them, discuss techniques they use in their classrooms, and share bits of wisdom with others in the Notre Dame community and beyond! Our first article features Patrick Clauss, Director of Writing and Rhetoric in the University Writing […]
Posted in Assessment Strategies, Classroom Strategies on Oct 24th, 2016
My first boyfriend’s car was his family’s old SUV named Bessie. Having moved the kids across the country for college, carried the family on many happy vacations, and suffered the daily commute, it had exceeded the promised 200,000 mile lifespan. Like any teenage male with a secondhand car, Bessie’s owner dreamed of installing a new […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 17th, 2016
Happy fall break from the Kaneb Center! As you prepare for the second half of the semester, we challenge you to plan one new active learning strategy for your class. Research shows that active learning leads to increased student motivation and better learning outcomes. Here are some suggestions for active learning strategies you could employ […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 10th, 2016
A wealth of education literature suggests that using active learning techniques in class leads to more positive learning outcomes, including greater retention of course material, higher levels of student engagement, and increased opportunities for critical thinking. In spite of this evidence, some educators may be hesitant to include active learning techniques in their courses. Busyness, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 3rd, 2016
The first presidential debate of 2016 between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had the highest viewership of any presidential debate in history. Yet how many of us actually integrated this groundbreaking event or the myriad of currently contested political issues into our class discussions? Surely, this election season is a field day for many political […]
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