Last week, Kate talked about an activity she developed to help make the idea of intersectionality more concrete for her students. I’ve love this since the first time I heard about this from her, but I don’t have a kitchen handy for cake making and baking, so I’ve adapted it to fit a more traditional […]
When I teach Psychology of Women & Gender, there are typically a range of students in my class. Some are psychology majors, some are women’s & gender studies minors, and some are taking the class with no background in psychology and/or women’s & gender studies at all. So one of the challenges is helping all […]
In previous posts I talking about how I encouraged discussion by posting Questions to Consider and using Question Papers. My newest discovery is the use of Perusall. After I gave up on Question Papers for my first-year seminar, I wanted to try something new. I had read about Perusall on a variety of teaching Facebook […]
With award season upon us, it’s hard to ignore Barbie. Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar summer sensation has officially broken the record for the most Critics’ Choice nominations – 18 in total! It’s clear Barbie has made its cultural mark. It’s almost impossible to teach Psychology of Women and Gender without someone referencing Barbie. And, much like […]
In my last post, I talked about how I used question papers to motivate my students to speak in class. Another method I’ve used in a variety of classes is to provide a list of “questions to consider” when doing readings. In this case, I provide the discussion prompts, and I expect students to write […]
“I hate group work!” This is not uncommon to hear from a student. It comes up every time I teach Research Methods or Psychology of Women – the two courses that have several group assignments. I have empathy for students. Group work can be challenging. The truth is group work requires particular skills – skills that are […]
