Engaging ideas : the professor's guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom / John C. Bean ; foreword by Maryellen Weimer.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-274) and index.
Contents
Using writing to promote thinking: a busy professor's guide to the whole book -- pt. 1. Understanding connections between thinking and writing. -- How writing is related to critical thinking -- Engaging all learners: valuing professional and personal writing -- Dealing with issues of grammar and correctness -- pt. 2. Designing problem-based assignments. -- Formal writing assignments -- Informal, exploratory writing activities -- pt. 3. Coaching students as learners, thinkers, and writers. -- Designing tasks for active thinking and learning -- Helping students read difficult texts -- Coaching thinking through the use of small groups -- Alternative approaches to active learning in the classroom -- Enhancing learning and critical thinking in essay exams -- Encouraging engagement and inquiry in research papers -- pt. 4. Reading, commenting on, and grading student writing. -- Coaching the writing process and handling the paper load -- Writing comments on students' papers -- Developing and applying grading criteria.
