Two, four, six… and sometimes even more; there are a number of collaboration screens we see being placed in classrooms around IU campuses. And classrooms with these screens have become a more common occurrence in recent years. How can these collaboration screens best be utilized? Often, I think that’s the right question asked from the… Read more »
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Brainstorming the Future Classroom: Reminiscences from the Mosaic Classroom Design Symposium
Today we welcome to the Mosaic Blog, Yu Kay Law, an Assistant professor of Chemistry, Natural Sciences and Mathematics on the Indiana University – East campus. Yu Kay participated in our first annual Mosaic Design Symposium. Along with Mosaic Fellows from many of Indiana University’s seven campuses, Yu Kay engaged in a day of workshops… Read more »
Using Solstice to Start a Discussion
Introducing a new topic to your students can be the perfect opportunity to ask them to share what they are thinking and get a glimpse into their preconceived notions about that topic. Knowing what students know, don’t know, and misunderstand about a subject or an idea can be a helpful guide for shaping your teaching… Read more »
Ice breaker activity with portable whiteboards
There are many different ways to leverage whiteboard surfaces to support active learning and student engagement. Today, we will focus on using portable white boards for an ice breaker activity. Whiteboard surfaces give students an easy platform to write, draw, and share ideas with peers and instructors. However, not all classrooms have whiteboards, or enough… Read more »
Collaboration Screens Offer Opportunities For Peer Review
“I was scheduled in a new-to-me classroom this semester, so I went to visit it in person like you suggested. When I got there, I found that my students will be sitting at collaborative tables of 6 with a collaboration display at each table. …” – IU Faculty This is an example of several instructor… Read more »
What Can the College Classroom Be?
Today we welcome to the Mosaic Blog, Kelly Hanson who is a Lecturer in the Communication Skills Department of the Kelley School of Business. Recently, Kelly participated in our first Annual Mosaic Design Symposium. Along with Mosaic Fellows from many of Indiana University’s seven campuses, Kelly engaged in a day of workshops and conversation about… Read more »
The Mosaic Classroom Experience: A Student’s Perspective
On our blog, we share multiple perspectives of those involved in the Mosaic Initiative. In previous posts, we have shared the voice of faculty, researchers, developers, and learning spaces designers. Today’s blog shares the student’s perspective of a Mosaic active learning classroom on the IU Bloomington campus. Mary Clare Novak is a junior at Indiana… Read more »
Using Students’ Illustrations to Understand Classroom Dynamics in Mosaic Classrooms
Today we welcome current Mosaic Fellow, Jeremy Price, to the blog. He is Assistant Professor of Technology, Innovation and Pedagogy in Urban Education at the Indiana University School of Education-Indianapolis at IUPUI whose research and teaching focuses on orienting the use of technology in education for purposes of equity, inclusion, and justice. In his blog,… Read more »