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	Investigating Student Learning: Poster Fair on May 6 "I learned so much this semester!" This is the kind of student...
	First Day Resources As winter term wraps up, many U-M teachers are thinking ahead to their...
	Maximizing Student Response Rate on Course Evaluations End-of-term student course evaluations are important for a range of...
	Teaching in the Wake of a Tragedy Our thoughts and best wishes go out to everyone affected by the tragic...

Publications

Guidance for Instructors Concerning Class Discussions about the War in Iraq

The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) at the University of Michigan offers the following guidelines to help faculty and graduate student instructors deal with class discussions of the war in Iraq. The guidelines contain three sections:

Issues to consider before discussing the war
Suggestions for classes in which the topic of war comes up unexpectedly
Suggestions for instructors planning and leading discussions about the war

Issues to consider before discussing the war

For each of these groups, there is a potential for backlash during class discussions. It is important that students not be doubly hurt as a result of discussion - first by effects of the war itself, and second by misguided generalizations. Read more »

Guidelines for Instructors Handling Class Discussions of the Tsunami

If you are teaching this term, you may want to discuss aspects of the catastrophe in class, or the subject may come up spontaneously because of your course content or because the tragedy is such an emotionally powerful topic. Read more »

Guidance for UM Instructors Leading Class Discussions on the Tragedy of September 11, 2001

Guidance For UM Instructors Leading Class Discussion on The Tragedy of September 11, 2001

In the immediate aftermath of the September 11 tragedy, the President
of the University of Michigan asked faculty to dedicate class time to discussion
of the events. The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) compiled
the following guidelines to help faculty and graduate student instructors prepare
for classes on September 12, 2001. These guidelines continue to be useful as Read more »