Catlin Tucker
AUGUST 18, 2015
Unfortunately, many teachers spend the first day of school reading their syllabus to their students and explaining all of the classroom norms and rules. Socrative Pop Culture Space Race. Will the class be teacher centered or student centered? Will they work in isolation or in collaborative groups? Will they be challenged or not?
Edsurge
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Instead of letting folks create yet another math application or student gradebook add-on, we challenged participants to focus on a timely topic that not enough entrepreneurs are currently tackling: cultural relevance in schools. But we rarely see novel education technology or human capital innovations built to address this challenge.
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Edsurge
JANUARY 9, 2019
Topics of race, nationality, class, gender and sexual orientation were all folded into my syllabus. When I launched the project in 2016, I was baffled that the culture gaps in our schools weren’t inspiring protests in the streets. The gaps at this project’s launch are alive and well today: according to the U.S.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Instead of just superheroes, she invites students to think about their own cultural icons and cultural representations, and use that to design a character. The student and professor both shared the story last week during a session on culturally-responsive teaching in online courses at the 2017 OLC Accelerate Conference, in Orlando.
Faculty Focus
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
For decades, researchers have highlighted the importance of comprehending and integrating diverse cultural elements to enhance teaching and learning practices. When people hear the term “culture,” it is often associated solely with ethnic culture.
Edsurge
MARCH 4, 2021
That’s the creative solution more colleges are turning to as they try to make their cultures more inclusive for people who find themselves marginalized within academia. Their craft has earned the endorsement of faculty and administrative leaders, who marvel at how theater can stimulate reflection, conversation and even culture change.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
As November 8 th approached, I made sure to leave extra class time to allow my communications students to discuss the upcoming presidential election, hoping to align their discussions with topics on my syllabus. My only rule was that they were to be respectful in their comments. This is especially apparent during an election cycle.
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