Today I went to class – and it certainly felt like my first day of college. I can’t find the classroom at first, so arrive late. My travel mug is leaking. (Can you bring tea to class?) By the time I get there, everybody is partnered up – what if I don’t have a partner? And I am definitely not wearing the right clothes. I’m particularly mortified about all this because I’m in STW 105 only as a guest. Along with some faculty and staff colleagues, I’ve offered to sit in on a few classes in order to experience first-hand the full-spectrum pedagogy offered at St. Norbert. (I’m eager to learn more, but for now I’m happy to think of this as: you’ll touch stuff; you’ll interact online; you’ll sit at the feet of some professors, Socratic style; you’ll check in with others via your cellphone; you’ll apply your learning as you make your community better; you might be in a “flipped” classroom; you’ll make things happen.) It’s all part of our Big Ideas Group’s initiative demonstrating how full-spectrum pedagogy comes to life in SNC classrooms. (“Don’t miss this opportunity to discover how learning environments are being created that produce transformative […]
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