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Reimagining Student Assignments

Undergraduate students contribute daily to online networks such as Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instragram, among other platforms. At Santa Clara University, these existing practices in media literacy are being harnessed for undergraduate coursework and research. Faculty are helping students reflect … Continue reading

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Online Networks and Faculty Research

You probably write or create other media for online networks daily, whether for a blog, for Facebook, or another social media network. In growing numbers, faculty at Santa Clara University participate in online networks to speak about their research to … Continue reading

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Digging Deep: An Opportunity to Learn Field Methods

[youtube]http://youtu.be/YwM6mVyntis[/youtube] When imagining the ideal classroom, we might consider the interview above with Lee Panich and some of his anthropology students. In Panich’s field methods class, students experienced a dig on Santa Clara campus. Do you think students (often immersed … Continue reading

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What is an ideal classroom?

For David Popalisky, professor of Theatre and Dance, the ideal classroom is California itself.  Popalisky drew our attention (and the SF Chronicle’s) with last summer’s course offering, “Walk Across California.” Popalisky and Rebekah Boyd (English) led Santa Clara undergraduates on a … Continue reading

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Work/Life: An Open Door Policy?

While working at my computer last week, I heard the sound of knocking on the tall wooden door of my office in St. Joseph’s Hall. It was a fellow Lecturer in the English Department….just saying hello and exchanging the day’s … Continue reading

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Teach here. Teach there.

This week many of our students will learn about the range of programs and courses available for international education and experience during International Programs’ Study Abroad Week. Most of us have had the delight of seeing our students transformed by … Continue reading

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Engaging Students with Active Learning

At today’s Pedagogy in Perspective panelists David Pinault (Religious Studies), Silvia Figueira (Computer Engineering) and Matt Bell (Psychology) each talked about how they engage student learners in their classes. David described the role of field trips, experience, reflection and the … Continue reading

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