by Gina Merys, Director, Reinert Center The occasion of end of the academic year often asks us to hold in tension multiple different emotions. We are anxious about end-of-term exams, projects, and presentations; enthused about summer jobs and first “real” jobs; nostalgic about memories from years ago and yesterday; sad to say farewell to close… Continue reading The End is Another Beginning
Month: May 2024
Clickers and Peer Instruction with a Diversity, Equity and Inclusive (DEI) Approach
by Elodie Pozzi, Assistant Professor, Mathematics and StatisticesDEI Fellow, Reinert Center The Clickers and Peer Instruction is a method in education that consists in combining handheld electronic devices (called clickers) with peer-discussion. It aims at actively engaging students in the learning process and promoting peer interaction and discussion. Peer Instruction was developed by Eric Mazur,… Continue reading Clickers and Peer Instruction with a Diversity, Equity and Inclusive (DEI) Approach
Book Review: Creating Inclusive Online Communities (2022) by Sharla E. Berry
by Beth Petitjean, Ph.D., Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center How do you define community? How do you define inclusivity? Or, even, how do you know when your class is an engaged, inclusive learning community? We tend to throw these words around a lot, but how often do we really stop and ask ourselves what we… Continue reading Book Review: Creating Inclusive Online Communities (2022) by Sharla E. Berry
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