tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post5915624021580936854..comments2023-09-30T08:20:57.971-04:00Comments on Bradley Wright's Blog: Teaching sociology: The usefulness of authentic self-presentationBrad Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-65687279132639550162007-03-08T14:07:00.000-05:002007-03-08T14:07:00.000-05:00Hello APB,I'm not sure that I've figured out the r...Hello APB,<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure that I've figured out the reading thing...<BR/><BR/>In my criminology class, I assign a text that covers criminological theories (which I find students need help on).<BR/><BR/>Then I create a reader of research articles and chapters to cover the substantive issues.<BR/><BR/>This works pretty well but not great. Any ideas?Brad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-53938779162701112692007-03-06T16:07:00.000-05:002007-03-06T16:07:00.000-05:00Hi Brad-I dig your teaching style. I'm doing some...Hi Brad-<BR/>I dig your teaching style. I'm doing some research on alternatives to teaching sociology using a textbook. You strike me as the sort of Professor who might employ such an approach. I'm curious as to what you assign your intro students in terms of readings (?)<BR/>-apbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-37715104018278799832007-03-02T11:54:00.000-05:002007-03-02T11:54:00.000-05:00What a clever idea... I'll try it in my next test...What a clever idea... I'll try it in my next test.<BR/><BR/>ThanksBrad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-40326051326272137272007-03-02T09:52:00.000-05:002007-03-02T09:52:00.000-05:00Tests can also be tools for learning. Sometimes, ...Tests can also be tools for learning. Sometimes, though rarely, when I really do it right, I can construct a series of questions that build to an idea or realization that the student might otherwise not have had. That is, if I'd asked Question #5 first, most students would be baffled. But if they first do #1, which they can get fairly easily, and then #2, and so on, when they get to #5, the previous four answers make this one seem almost obvious. So in doing those first four questions, they've learned something.Jay Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.com