Today we welcome to the Mosaic Blog our Mosaic Research Intern, Tripp Harris. Tripp is currently a Learning Sciences PhD student at Indiana University. In this blog, Tripp shares his take on the future outdoor learning spaces in Higher Ed. “Over the past twelve months, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a range of challenges to… Read more »
It’s Last Blog of the Year! This is the last blog of the year which means it’s time to reflect on 2020. Normally, the final Mosaic Initiative blog of the year would look back at the highlights of the Mosaic Initiative. But this December, it’s impossible to recall the last twelve months and acknowledge anything… Read more »
Physical and Digital Whiteboards In previous semesters, I’ve written about the variety of ways that Indiana University instructors use writable surfaces (white boards and glass boards) in their classrooms to facilitate active learning, including supporting collaboration, encouraging class discussion, and facilitating ice breaker activities. Writable surfaces are one of our most popular learning technologies at… Read more »
Concerns About Community Over the summer, I’ve been speaking with a lot of Indiana University instructors about what fall 2020 teaching will look like in, what I’ve been calling, the “pandemic classroom.” I’m defining the pandemic classroom as a fall (and, likely, spring) semester marked by mask-wearing, social distancing, fewer students in the classroom (and… Read more »
Reconsidering support for fall Since I began working for the Mosaic Initiative in 2015, I’ve focused on helping instructors develop and implement active learning approaches for any Indiana University classroom. In today’s blog, I want to share reflective worksheets that I’ve used to direct and scaffold instructor thinking about the intersections of space and pedagogy… Read more »