Expanded Guidelines for Addressing the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative

1.a.  Defining an objective for the discussion

Starting class with a clearly articulated objective will shape the nature of the discussion and link it to other course goals.  Examples of general objectives include: Read more »

• Baker, D.F., & Campbell, C.M. (2004). When is there strength in numbers? A study of undergraduate task groups. College Teaching, 53(1), 14-30. (requires U-M authentication)
• Beichner, R.J., & Saul, J.M.  (2000, July).  Introduction to the SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs) Project.  Paper presented at the meeting of the International School of Physics, Varenna, Italy.
• Bowen, C.  (2000). A quantitative literature review of cooperative learning effects on high school and college chemistry achievement. Journal of Chemical Education, 77(1), 116-119.
• Brabson, B.B.  (1997). The flowering of collaboration by changing the structure of a physics course.   In J. Hamilton (Ed.), Collaborative learning: Teaching and learning in the arts, sciences, and professional schools (pp. 176-182).  Indianapolis: Indiana University, IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning. Article is available through UM Librar.

Publications for GSIs and Postdocs

CRLT has two publications specifically for GSIs: A Guidebook for University of Michigan Graduate Student Instructors and the Handbook for Faculty and GSMs who Work with GSIs. Additionally, CRLT provides guidelines for classroom discussions on campus and national issues that affect teaching and learning at UM (such as September 11th and affirmative action). CRLT also publishes a series of Occasional Papers that apply the research on teaching and learning to the practical concerns of instructors on campus.

• GSI Guidebook
• Departmental GSI Development: A Handbook for Faculty and GSMs who Work with GSIs
• Guidelines for Classroom Discussions
• Occasional Papers on Topics of Learning and Teaching

Additional print and web resources can be found under Publications & Links and Teaching Strategies.

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