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All portfolios with the keyword "hands-on learning"

Title Author Discipline Keyword(s)
Intercultural Competencies in Masterworks of Music—Martin Nedbal (2019) Nedbal Music assignment design, hands-on learning, learning outside of class
Pop Rock Pedagogy—Brad Osborn (2019) Osborn Music Theory assignment design, class time, group work, hands-on learning, live performance assessment, technology
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Utilizing Case Studies and Scaffolding Student Learning—Jane Wegner, Stephanie Meehan, and Julie Gatts (2019) Wegner Speech-Language-Hearing collaboration, group work, hands-on learning, hybrid course, peer review, poster
Active Learning Through Performance in a Music History Course—Colin Roust (2017) Roust Music analytical writing, hands-on learning, poster, student engagement
Scaffolding the Kansas Landscape in Environmental Studies—Ali Brox (2018) Brox Environmental Studies class time, curriculum development, hands-on learning, international students, presentations, scaffolding
Social and Sustainable Art Practices—Matthew Burke (2017) Burke Visual Arts course goals, group work, hands-on learning, learning communities, poster, studios, use of class time
Developing Practical Skills through Applied Learning in a Graduate Psychology Course—Kelsie Forbush (2015) Forbush Psychology collaboration, course design, course goals, hands-on learning, poster, problem-based learning, student feedback
Cultivating Engagement and Collaboration in IT 430: Human-Computer Interaction—Annette Tetmeyer (2017) Tetmeyer Electrical Engineering & Computer Science active learning, collaboration, course design, diversity, hands-on learning, poster, student engagement
Active-Learning in the Music Education and Music Therapy Classroom—Abbey Dvorak (2014) Dvorak Music Education & Therapy active learning, group work, hands-on learning, student engagement, use of class time
Incorporating Research into an Upper-Division Undergraduate Course: Transferring Lessons from One Faculty Member to Another—Holly L. Storkel & Megan Blossom (2013) Storkel Speech-Language-Hearing critical thinking, discussions, hands-on learning, learning outcomes, reading assignments, research methods, undergraduate students
From Theory to Practice: Cultivating Practical Application in a Music Therapy Class—Deanna Hanson-Abromeit (2014) Hanson-Abromeit Music Education & Therapy active learning, assessment, group work, hands-on learning, student engagement, use of class time

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Enrollment numbers reflect a difficult decade for higher ed (and provide a few surprises)

A national conversation on evaluating teaching starts to take shape

Peer learning expands as instructors remake courses

Moving higher education from storied past to innovative future

Using data to better understand student 'grade surprise'

News & Notes

KU Physics Department faculty design an introductory, calculus-based physics course that uses an "energy-first curriculum" to improve student learning. 

Carol Holstead, Journalism & Mass Communications, shares strategies for improving teaching, starting with a back-to-the-basics approach for names, emails, feedback, and office hours. 

Tony Rosenthal, History, discusses the use of new teaching methodologies in a urban history course in his article, "Sin Cities: From History to Sociology to Urban History, an Interdisciplinary Journey".

Harvard University scholars focus on "Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom".

The American Sociological Association calls for reconsideration of student teaching evaluations. Click here for official statement. 

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