Why Diversity at Conferences Matters
Contributed by Maria Valadez Ingersoll, Ph.D student at BU URBAN Program (4 minute read) As graduate students, attending conferences is an important chance for us to contribute to advances in our fields, to make connections with future employers or colleagues, and to create collaborations across institutions. Yet, simultaneously, conferences are a source of multiple stressors […]
Fostering Intrinsic Motivation In Introductory Classes
Fostering students’ motivation to learn is complicated in intro classes with a highly heterogeneous demographic. Learn ways to foster your student’s intrinsic motivation.
(Contributed by Federica Bocchi.)
Using Self-Explanation in an Introductory Biology Lab
Explores how to implement self-explanation to enable students to apply theories they have learned in lecture to the living biological world.
(Contributed by Maria Valadez Ingersoll.)
Self Explanation Exercise in Philosophy
An example of a self-explanation exercise used in a philosophy course shows how self-explanation is a useful pedagogical technique.
(Contributed by Federica Bocchi.)
Introduction to Self-Explanation
Learn how educators can encourage contextualized learning over memorization of steps with the process of self-explanation.
(Contributed by Maria Valadez Ingersoll.)