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Engaging Students With Off-Topic Discussions

Cody Bowie2022-10-31T16:38:19-05:00July 24th, 2019|Categories: Innovation Abstracts|Tags: Active Learning, Classroom Discussions, Off-Topic Discussions|0 Comments

Volume XLI, No. 27 | July 25, 2019 Engaging Students With Off-Topic Discussions “Participation” and “engagement” are academic buzzwords associated with making learners active participants in the learning process. Classroom discussion has the potential to engage learners in classrooms and make students active participants in the learning process. However, the inability to [...]

Teaching an Open Mind Through Contextualization

Volume XXXIX, No. 28 | November 16, 2017 Teaching an Open Mind Through Contextualization The fundamental purpose of higher education is a more complex initiative than just teaching facts. Educators should strive for students to gain the ability to self-educate, including applying what they’ve learned in personal and professional contexts. In order [...]