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Investigating the College: Teaching the Research Process.
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Picciotto, Madeleine – College Teaching, 1997
Describes a writing assignment in which students are required to research, individually, an aspect of their college and present results as an alumni magazine article. A second, collaborative assignment brings the class together to write about a significant campus issue. Benefits include better knowledge of the college, its programs, and its…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Instruction, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics
Writing Things Down vs. Writing Things Up: Are Research Papers Valid?
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Kloss, Robert J. – College Teaching, 1996
A technique for starting college students on research paper projects is outlined. The approach, requiring students to begin with a five-minute writing exercise that can form the nucleus of a longer, more intellectually demanding paper involving library work, is felt to stimulate critical thinking and minimize plagiarism. Phased report development…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking
The Topic/Form Grid: Diverse Forms of Writing to Enrich Thinking.
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Schwiebert, John E. – College Teaching, 1996
A grid system designed to help students and other writers exploit familiar forms of discourse for better thinking and composing is outlined. The technique helps link topic and discourse form innovatively, promotes understanding of the contextual character of every writing task, and can encourage students to read in order to master writing…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Critical Thinking, Discourse Analysis
Breathing New Life into Research Papers.
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Blakey, George T. – College Teaching, 1997
A college history teacher describes a student research project on World War II involving archival newspaper research, interviews with older adults, and comparing perceptions of the individuals interviewed with news reports. Group decision making was involved, students benefitted from exposure to others' personal war experiences, and student…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Higher Education
Writing Assignments--Pathways to Connections, Clarity, Creativity.
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Brent, Rebecca; Felder, Richard M. – College Teaching, 1992
This article discusses college-level writing assignments designed to stimulate students to (1) explore initial student attitudes, (2) activate prior knowledge, (3) increase subject relevance, (4) clarify and organize course material, (5) connect new and previously known material, (6) improve critical thinking skills, and (7) develop and strengthen…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Content
Creating Conversations: An Experiment in Interdisciplinary Team Teaching.
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Cowan, Michael A.; And Others – College Teaching, 1995
Three courses in the adult education division of Loyola University (Louisiana) combined religious studies and literature appreciation using an interdisciplinary, team-taught approach. Instruction was guided by the metaphor of conversation, first through collegial discussion of the ideas underlying the courses and later, in the classroom, in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Assignments, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques