How do we implement community-based learning (CBL) in an era of austerity? Sarah Brown (2024) discusses how field trips can be a tool to engage students and achieve the core benefits of CBL.
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Are you looking for a new classroom activity to engage students? Angela Adkins (2023) suggests using open-ended, non-directive vignettes to promote the discussion of sociological theory and address systemic issues and social justice.
- See Odum and Kordsmeier’s discussion about…
See Odum and Kordsmeier's discussion about the impact teaching sociology in “unprecedented times” can have on students. While various difficulties may arise while teaching during crises, this article gives teachers ideas to craft their pedagogy for an engaged future.
- Looking to summarize to students…
Looking to summarize to students recent discussions on eviction and gentrification? Hepburn, Louis & Desmond (2024) look at six million court cases filed in 72 cities in the US and find that eviction is a durable component of neighborhood disadvantage.
- Blog post assignments can help students…
Blog post assignments can help students experiment with writing sociologically. Find out how Ruth M. Hernández-Ríos has used blogs to teach students to analyze complex theories about gender and sex while also improving their writing in this The Society Pages post from 2019.
- Intro textbooks typically…
Intro textbooks typically devote little attention to environmental sociology. Check out this The Society Pages post from 2019 on helping students think sociologically about climate change. Link to a module you can use in your Intro class included!
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