A faculty client of mine recently asked me for some general all-purpose discussion prompts for her class. She was having difficulty coming up with prompts for in-class discussion that were focused on the readings she had assigned, yet were also broad enough to generate many different answers and spur discussion. And ideally, they would also… Read more »
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How do YOU Deal with Microaggressions?
Have you noticed students teasing other students in your class? Or students making jokes that may be subtle insults or racism, sexism, or homophobia expressed as compliments? These may be microaggressions. Why do we care about microaggressions? They could cause students to disengage from the class, their classmates, and the discipline. People from marginalized groups… Read more »