An expanded version of this article is available on our website, including sample language to use with your students. 2020 has been a stressful year for everyone in the IU community, and the upcoming presidential election is adding yet another layer of tension to a year that has seen a major health crisis, an economic… Read more »
Tag: election
Academic Year In Review: Top Blog Posts from 2016-17
The CITL Blog Year in Review: 45 blog posts to date have been read over 6800 times this past year by more than 2400 unique readers from across the world. We are beyond pleased the CITL Blog has become a part of your professional reading and hope you will continue to read and grow with us. When we started this… Read more »
Teaching through Disruptions
As history tells us and media are suggesting currently, we might expect increase campus demonstrations and work/class stoppages for the presidential inauguration and possibly beyond. Remember that the Student Code of Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct acknowledges the right to “engage in peaceful and orderly protests, demonstrations, and picketing that do not disrupt functions of the… Read more »
Teaching the Election and Other Hot Topics
Because we’re in the midst of an election season, you’ve probably had some conversations (perhaps even heated discussions) about election-related topics with friends, colleagues or family members. Now imagine that same heated discussion arising in your classroom. How would you handle it? This election has raised issues such as immigration, climate change, health care, the… Read more »