Strategies like extending wait time and having students write before speaking create conditions for English learners to feel ...

When the class discussion begins, Moath Alghamdi braces himself. A fourth-year in air transportation, Alghamdi balances his focus between his professor and notebook, writing quickly to try and capture ...

Discussion-based approaches to instruction, coupled with challenging academic demands, are positively related to students’ literacy performance, a recent study has found. The study examined the way ...

One of Kevin Gannon’s favorite class discussion activities doesn’t involve much talking. Inspired by complete-the-story games in which players each write a line of a tale that builds off a previous ...

Asking students to dissect the motivations of a character in a book is doing more than teaching them about plot and characterization. This exercise also helps students learn to see different ...

WebCampus Discussions are a great way to foster learning and promote engagement and community in classes taught in all modalities. This page discusses why to use online discussions, and shares some ...

“Actually Going to Class, for a Specific Course? How 20th-Century” (The Chronicle, February 27) begins with a false premise. Dekunle Somade assumes that access to a podcast or video of a lecture and ...

When I began teaching, I adopted the common practice of grading student participation. I set aside 10 percent of my students’ grades for that purpose, and did my best to keep track of how much they ...