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okay this is super vague but I feel like I've gotten some good teaching ideas by rambling #onhere in the past so here goes
as I think about re-envisioning my fall classes, I'm thinking about how to make them more experientially-based rather than performance/task based... +
as I think about re-envisioning my fall classes, I'm thinking about how to make them more experientially-based rather than performance/task based... +
I'm reflecting on what works well & doesn't in remote learning and I'm thinking, what if I took advantage of the structure to have students do more self-guided experiences in between sessions, and then fewer video sessions?
What do I mean by that... good question. +
What do I mean by that... good question. +
Currently, between classes students pretty much do one type of self-guided learning experience: reading. Occasionally we have them listen to/watch something. Or do reflective writing.
What else could they be doing that is more open-ended and experiential... but COVID proof?
What else could they be doing that is more open-ended and experiential... but COVID proof?
Digging through online special collections archives? Looking at interactive maps? Making maps? Exploring a dataset? Trying to complete some kind of applied challenge and documenting the process? Interviewing a friend or family member? Visiting a place in their own community?
I'm trying to think about things that are do-able for free, in safe ways for students who can't go outside, and for students who may be in other countries. So for instance, one idea I have (go visit your neighborhood elementary school) could be awesome but won't work.
[oh and the two classes are Race & American Public Schools, for undergrads, and The Social Meaning of Race, for PhD students]
people are sharing cool ideas in the replies so here are a couple I've done before that I think can adapt well to remote learning...
playing around w/ Opportunity Atlas https://www.opportunityatlas.org/
giving students an open-ended data set and having them look for interesting patterns
playing around w/ Opportunity Atlas https://www.opportunityatlas.org/
giving students an open-ended data set and having them look for interesting patterns
having students look up their high school in the Office of Civil Rights database
having students work in teams to choose a school for a fictional 8th grader and think about why
having students work in teams to choose a school for a fictional 8th grader and think about why
