I’ve noticed that students change their opinions about in-class group work over the course of their four years in college. During the first couple of years, most of the students I have worked with are not big fans of group … Continue reading →
Author Archives: Kathleen Susman
Visual Learning and Study Skills Ideas
Have you ever had the experience where you can recall an idea or concept by remembering where on the page you first saw it? Or that you remember a sequence by visualizing the flow chart you made? Think of that … Continue reading →
Training to Learn
From the standpoint of learning and brain plasticity, the summer has been a long one. Chances are most of your students were not working jobs that continued their practice of study, reading, writing and being tested on mastery. It might … Continue reading →
Blog posts as writing assignments
Last fall, I taught an introductory biology course that was also part of the college’s freshman writing seminar series. One assignment I developed was a surprising success. I say surprising because I figured the students had done such things … Continue reading →
A Plug for my Book
My book, Discovery-Based Learning for the Life Sciences, is just out with Wiley-Blackwell press! You can order it from Amazon at a reduced price: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Susman The book provides some strategies for converting a more traditional introductory science course into a … Continue reading →