Establishing Rapport with Students Through Memoir Writing
Memoir writing activities can initiate discussions about diverse topics and promote empathy and rapport between instructors and students.
Journal Entries vs Weekly Writing Assignments: Creating Safe Places to Explore Diverse and/or Difficult Topics
Journal entries and weekly writing assignments serve different purposes. Understanding the advantages of using both in the classroom can 1) aid in discussing diverse topics, and 2) help evaluate students’ understanding of concepts and composition merit.
Discussing Films in Class with Slack
Do you ever have problems generating discussion about readings in class? Don’t want to devote valuable class time to watching a film? Use Slack to #LiveTweet a film.
Teaching Rhetorical Appeals with Commercials
This post provides an easily adapted in-class activity using commercials to teach rhetorical appeals.
Instagram feedback
Use Instagram to give quick and professional feedback to your students on things like topic ideas. It’s also a good place to host reminders and/or announcements in addition to anything you might post on Blackboard.
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