CTL Temple College - Faculty Pedagogy/Class Activities

How it affects equity: Just as in a jigsaw puzzle, each piece — each student's part — is essential for the completion and full understanding of the final product.

Examples and Resources: Jigsaw Website and "The Jigsaw Method" Video

Classroom Response Systems (Clickers/Polls/more)

A Classroom Response System is any hardware or software that allows students to actively participate and answer questions.

How it affects equity: All students get an equal voice to ask questions and add to the classroom discussions.

Examples and Resources: Guide to Using Classroom Response System--Vanderbilt

The Fishbowl

How it affects equity: As stated by the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching, "The idea is for those who feel similarly about an issue to be able to talk with one another without being interrupted or rebutted by others who feel differently. Ideally, those who identify with one side of an issue discover that they have differences with others in their group, and similarities with those on the 'other' side."

Examples and Resources: Having Difficult Dialogues--Vanderbilt

The Fishbowl Strategy--Tolerance.org and CSU

Virtual Fishbowl: Virtual Fishbowl Technique

Tools for Creating a Hybrid Course

PowerPoint

Another Way to Form Groups for the Active Learning Class | Faculty FocusLearn how to construct groups from randomly, self-selected, instructor-generated, or mixed groups, and each one's advantages and disadvantages.

Empowering College Students to be OER Creators and Curators | Faculty FocusThe action of shifting college students from consumers to creators of Open Educational Resources can have positive impacts on student learning.

Five Techniques for Better Class Discussions | Faculty FocusThe following techniques are designed to make students more comfortable with engagement and discussion while fostering divergent thinking.