Teaching Tip: A Time to Reflect

How often do you build student reflection into your courses?  Sometimes, we get so caught up in covering content or getting stuff done, that we just don’t ask students to reflect on what they are learning.  But regular, critical reflection is a key to deep and meaningful learning.  Truly reflective learners also are more likely [...]

Writing (Teaching) Tip: I Believe Writing Reinforces Content

Looking for a way to have students both write more and engage with content?  Consider assigning a “This I Believe” essay. If you listen to NPR, you’ve probably heard some of these essays.  Radio host Bob Edwards is a big fan of them.  They’re short (350-500 words, about three spoken minutes), direct (a single theme, [...]

GMU Journal Workshops

George Mason is hosting two intensive journal workshops in October–each a Friday evening, all-day Saturday combo.  See the flyer for details. Jungian psychologist Ira Progoff created the intensive journal program, which crosses journaling and psychotherapy.

Gives New Meaning to “Voice” in Writing

For almost four years movie critic Roger Ebert has been unable to speak, but he escapes his own silence by writing.  Chris Jones has written a poignant profile of the Pulitzer Prize winner for Esquire.

Got Undergrads Doing Great Research?

Here’s a publishing opportunity for MU students.  This Stanford journal is no longer just for Stanford students: “The Stanford Undergraduate Research Journal (SURJ) is now accepting manuscript submissions for the Spring 2010 issue. SURJ is an interdisciplinary journal published annually that seeks to provoke curiosity and intellectual exploration across both the Stanford community and at [...]