Category Archives: Pedagogy

Thoughts about teaching.

clicker resources posted

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Ian

At Stephanie Chasteen’s urging, I’ve posted a collection of my various writings about using clickers effectively to my web site. Beware: Some are more polished than others, and some are a little frayed around the edges. I hope you find … Continue reading →

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why are clicker questions hard to create?

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Ian

I and my colleagues have, since 2005, been running a large research project that involves giving classroom response systems (CRSs, a.k.a. “clickers”) to middle and high school science and math teachers, spending copious time and energy (and consequently money) helping … Continue reading →

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my teaching philosophy

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Ian

This is the “statement of teaching philosophy” that I recently wrote for a job application. Ask an educational researcher for his “teaching philosophy” and you’re likely to get a puzzled look and a long pause. These can be interpreted as … Continue reading →

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Travel, Teaching, and Intellectual Saturation

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Ian

I thrive on massive intellectual overload. I don’t mean that I like sensory overload or information overload. I mean I thrive in an environment in which I’m inundated with a huge number of ideas and relationships and categories and factors … Continue reading →

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