Foreword
Galen K. Pletcher
Preface: Behind the Making of this Book
Robert L. Badger
1. There Is No Such Thing as a Dumb Student,
But How Can I Help Them Do Better?
Joel Foisy
2. Service Learning in Sociology: Replacing Hopelessness
with Efficacy
Heather Sullivan-Catlin
3. Shaking the City’s Walls: Teaching Politics with
Bruce Springsteen
John Massaro
4. Border Crossing in the North Country: An Academic Story
Liliana Trevizán
5. Group Projects in Computer Science
Peter S. Brouwer
6. Combining Art Studio and Art History to Engage Today’s Students
Caroline Downing
7. You Can Teach a Rock New Tricks
Robert L. Badger
8. Blinded by the Light: A Reflection on the Teaching of Introductory Courses in Philosophy
David Curry
9. Through the Comfort Zone or Just One More Go at College Teaching
Oscar Sarmiento
10. From the Traditional Lecture Toward Dialogical Learning: Changing Patterns in the Teaching of History
Ronald Woodbury
11. Preparing Teachers to Use Technology in the Elementary Mathematics Classroom
Sergei Abramovich
12. At Home in the Universe
Lawrence P. Brehm
13. Psi Fi: Learning Psychology Through Active Engagement in Science Fiction
William E. Herman
14. Putting Action in Theory: A Liberating Experiental Education
Peg Wesselink
15. Play to Learn
Walter J. Conley
List of Contributors
Index