Description
Discover the transformative power of the newly revised third edition of Engaging Ideas, a fundamental resource for educators seeking to enhance student writing and critical thinking skills. This 2021 edition, published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, is tailored for instructors aiming to design impactful writing assignments and critical thinking activities that captivate students and engage them with significant subject-matter questions. With 400 pages of insightful content, this book equips you with innovative strategies to foster academic growth in your classroom.
Learn how to create both formal and informal writing assignments that guide students to adopt the mindset of experts in their fields. Discover time-saving methods for supporting the writing process and managing your workload, including portfolio assessment and contract grading as alternatives to traditional methods. This comprehensive guide also emphasizes the importance of self-assessment and peer feedback, empowering students to enhance their work.
Engaging Ideas goes beyond conventional teaching approaches, showing you how to integrate social media, various genres, and digital technology to promote an active learning environment. This book links writing with critical thinking activities like inquiry discussions, simulation games, and interactive lectures, leading to more engaged and prepared students. Ideal for higher education faculty and curriculum designers, this valuable resource will help your students develop essential skills and produce high-quality work.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781119705406. Year: 2021. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US).
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781119705406
Year: 2021
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 400
Description:
Use your course's big ideas to accelerate students™ growth as writers and critical thinkers
The newly revised third edition of Engaging Ideas delivers a step-by-step guide for designing writing assignments and critical thinking activities that engage students with important subject-matter questions. This new edition of the celebrated book (now written by the co-author team of Bean and Melzer) uses leading and current research and theory to help you link active learning pedagogy to your courses' subject matter. You'll learn how to:
Design formal and informal writing assignments that guide students toward thinking like experts in your discipline
Use time-saving strategies for coaching the writing process and handling the paper load including alternatives to traditional grading such as portfolio assessment and contract grading
Help students use self-assessment and peer response to improve their work
Develop better ways than the traditional research paper to teach undergraduate reading and research
Integrate social media, multimodal genres, and digital technology into the classroom to promote active learning
This book demonstrates how writing can easily be integrated with other critical thinking activities such as inquiry discussions, simulation games, classroom debates, and interactive lectures. The reward of this book is watching students come to class better prepared, more vested in the questions your course investigates, more apt to study purposefully, and more likely to submit high-quality work. Perfect for higher education faculty and curricul
Learn how to create both formal and informal writing assignments that guide students to adopt the mindset of experts in their fields. Discover time-saving methods for supporting the writing process and managing your workload, including portfolio assessment and contract grading as alternatives to traditional methods. This comprehensive guide also emphasizes the importance of self-assessment and peer feedback, empowering students to enhance their work.
Engaging Ideas goes beyond conventional teaching approaches, showing you how to integrate social media, various genres, and digital technology to promote an active learning environment. This book links writing with critical thinking activities like inquiry discussions, simulation games, and interactive lectures, leading to more engaged and prepared students. Ideal for higher education faculty and curriculum designers, this valuable resource will help your students develop essential skills and produce high-quality work.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781119705406. Year: 2021. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US).
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781119705406
Year: 2021
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 400
Description:
Use your course's big ideas to accelerate students™ growth as writers and critical thinkers
The newly revised third edition of Engaging Ideas delivers a step-by-step guide for designing writing assignments and critical thinking activities that engage students with important subject-matter questions. This new edition of the celebrated book (now written by the co-author team of Bean and Melzer) uses leading and current research and theory to help you link active learning pedagogy to your courses' subject matter. You'll learn how to:
Design formal and informal writing assignments that guide students toward thinking like experts in your discipline
Use time-saving strategies for coaching the writing process and handling the paper load including alternatives to traditional grading such as portfolio assessment and contract grading
Help students use self-assessment and peer response to improve their work
Develop better ways than the traditional research paper to teach undergraduate reading and research
Integrate social media, multimodal genres, and digital technology into the classroom to promote active learning
This book demonstrates how writing can easily be integrated with other critical thinking activities such as inquiry discussions, simulation games, classroom debates, and interactive lectures. The reward of this book is watching students come to class better prepared, more vested in the questions your course investigates, more apt to study purposefully, and more likely to submit high-quality work. Perfect for higher education faculty and curricul