In R.E.A.L. Time:A Discussion about Discussion
In R.E.A.L.® Time is a place for conversation about the art, science, and impact of student-led discussion. If that mission feels meta, it’s also born of what we see as a concrete need: an exchange focused explicitly on discussion and stocked with a blend of expertise, research, human interest stories, interdisciplinary connections, and fun!
Edited by Katherine Burd
Beyond the Syllabus: Reckonings, Hellfire, and Software Engineering
This week’s Beyond the Syllabus pinpoints three bright fires worth approaching more closely. Book Cathy Park Hong, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. Even before
Protagonists: David McCullough
We spoke with David McCullough, founder of the American Exchange Project, about building connections across barriers.
Protagonists: Rebecca Marcus
We spoke with Rebecca Marcus, English Teacher and Founder of Paper Paragon, whose “favorite moments aren’t even when someone says something really brilliant; it’s when you can look at a student or read their writing and see them finally making the connection, that first step that you’ve been working on for months.”
Footnotes: Video Reflections to promote Text-Centered discussion
A group of teacher-researchers suggest that video might be teachers’ key to better professional development as discussion practitioners.
Beyond the Syllabus for Women’s History Month
Three sources to expand your vision of womanhood, across history and now.
The Case for Shifting Formality
Two recent articles push us to expand the formality of language and setting that counts as “engagement” in discussion-based courses.
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