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Fostering Intrinsic Motivation In Introductory Classes

in Graduate Student Blog

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.)

Tagged: bostonuniversity, centerforteachingandlearning, Federica Bocchi, gradstudentblog, motivation, teaching

Using Self-Explanation in an Introductory Biology Lab

in Graduate Student Blog

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.)

Tagged: bostonuniversity, centerforteachingandlearning, gradstudentblog, selfexplanation, teaching

Self Explanation Exercise in Philosophy

in Graduate Student Blog

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.)

Tagged: bostonuniversity, centerforteachingandlearning, Federica Bocchi, gradstudentblog, selfexplanation, teaching

Introduction to Self-Explanation

in Graduate Student Blog

Learn how educators can encourage contextualized learning over memorization of steps with the process of self-explanation.

(Contributed by Maria Valadez Ingersoll.)

Tagged: bostonuniversity, centerforteachingandlearning, gradstudentblog, selfexplanation, teaching

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