Engaging Ideas Book Discussion, Chs. 6-7 √ §
How can we help students think critically & read mindfully?
Location
Online
Date & Time
March 29, 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Description
In the revised and updated edition of Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom
(3rd Ed.), John Bean returns from retirement, persuaded by readers to
renew this beloved book in collaboration with Dan Melzer. You’ll find
the clear advice, practical strategies, and useful examples you
appreciated in past editions along with the latest on writing transfer;
metacognition, self-assessment, and peer review; translingual approaches
to diversity in language practices; grading alternatives and ungrading;
and social media and technology. In this session, we’ll discuss how to
design activities that help students think critically; ways to help
students read mindfully (themes that have echoed throughout our recent
discussions); and how we can engage with these ideas in our own
classrooms. Our discussion focuses on:
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link one hour before the session. If you register less than an hour
before the session, you will receive the WebEx link when you register.
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no longer attend, please kindly release your spot so that others may
attend.
√ Counts toward the ALIT Certificate
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- “Designing Tasks to Promote Active Thinking and Learning” (Chapter 6, pp. 121-131), and
- “Helping Students Read Mindfully Across the Disciplines” (Chapter 7, pp. 133-158).
- Log into myUMBC
- Go to the AOK Library Website
- In the AOK OneSearch box, type the book title (not the chapter titles) and press Search
- Locate the ebook, and click on the link to Online Access under the descriptive information
There will be two sessions, March 29 at 4 PM and March 31 at 12 PM. While you are welcome to join both sessions, only one session can count toward the ALIT or INNOVATE Certificate programs.
§ Counts toward the INNOVATE Certificate