Behaviorism
An overview of behaviorist theory and how it relates to teaching.
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Cognitive Constructivism
Background information on cognitive constructivism and its application to teaching.
Social Constructivism
An overview of social constructivism and its implications for teaching.
Improving Laboratory Courses
by Nicholas L. Pivonka, Chemistry I sought to improve the laboratory portion of the course by improving the quality of experiments the students were asked to perform. One of the experiments was clearly a candidate for replacement.
Incorporating Design-for-Environment into the Undergraduate Product Design Curriculum
by Eric Masanet, Mechanical Engineering This approach — called design-for-environment — has gained significant momentum worldwide and is an invaluable skill for UCB design engineering students to acquire...I was therefore surprised to learn...that design-for-environment was not being taught as part of UCBs undergraduate design curriculum, nor was it even introduced as an important concept to the design students. To address this problem, I initiated, developed and presented a comprehensive design-for-environment lecture that has since become a regular feature in the ME 110 course.
Encouraging and Affirming Diverse Forms of Class Participation
by Paul Dosh, Political Science Encouraging diverse forms of participation began on the first day of class with the tone that I set and the grading system I presented...[and] required persistent and explicit efforts throughout the semester.
Non-Standard Approaches to Post-modernist Literature
by Kate Elkins, Comparative Literature In presenting a very "postmodern" novel, I wondered what approach to take to ensure that students did not become frustrated. One of the challenges in teaching composition classes is that students bring to the classroom a wide variety of interests and backgrounds. Few will go on to study literature, and many embark on the study of literature with a fair amount of skepticism. I therefore hesitated to approach the work using a standard "literary approach."