Return to home page
You are searching: Defiance library catalog
Reviews, Summaries, etc...

Author Bean, John C.
Title Engaging ideas : the professor's guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom / John C. Bean.
Imprint San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2011.
Edition 2nd ed.
LOCATION CALL # STATUS MESSAGE
 DEFIANCE MAIN COLLECTION  PE1404 .B35 2011     AVAILABLE  
Table of Contents
 Foreword / Maryellen Weimervii
 Preface to the Second Editionxi
 About the Authorxxi
1.Using Writing to Promote Thinking: A Busy Professor's Guide to the Whole Book1
pt. 1 UNDERSTANDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THINKING AND WRITING 
2.How Writing Is Related to Critical Thinking17
3.Helping Writers Think Rhetorically39
4.Using a Range of Genres to Extend Critical Thinking and Deepen Learning52
5.Dealing with Issues of Grammar and Correctness66
pt. 2 DESIGNING PROBLEM-BASED ASSIGNMENTS 
6.Formal Writing Assignments89
7.Informal, Exploratory Writing Activities120
pt. 3 COACHING STUDENTS AS LEARNERS, THINKERS, AND WRITERS 
8.Designing Tasks to Promote Active Thinking and Learning149
9.Helping Students Read Difficult Texts161
10.Using Small Groups to Coach Thinking and Teach Disciplinary Argument183
11.Bringing More Critical Thinking into Lectures and Discussions202
12.Enhancing Learning and Critical Thinking in Essay Exams211
13.Designing and Sequencing Assignments to Teach Undergraduate Research224
pt. 4 READING, COMMENTING ON, AND GRADING STUDENT WRITING 
14.Using Rubrics to Develop and Apply Grading Criteria267
15.Coaching the Writing Process and Handling the Paper Load290
16.Writing Comments on Students' Papers317
 References337
 Index353
Description xxi, 360 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
Summary "Engaging Ideas, Second Edition is a practical nuts-and-bolts guide for teachers from any discipline who want to design interest-provoking writing and critical thinking activities and incorporate them into their courses in a way that encourages inquiry, exploration, discussion, and debate. Integrating critical thinking with writing-across-the-curriculum approaches, the book shows how teachers from any discipline can incorporate these activities into their courses in a way that encourages inquiry, exploration, discussion, and debate. This edition features new material dealing with genre and discourse community theory, quantitative/scientific literacy, blended and online learning, and other current issues"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-352) and index.
Subject Critical thinking -- Study and teaching.
Academic writing -- Study and teaching.
English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching.
ISBN 9780470532904 (pbk.)
0470532904 (pbk.)
OCLC # 727047950


  Previous Record Next Record
Start Over Request This Item Export MARC Display Another Search Search OhioLINK