Activities
As much as we want to see a university as a neutral space for all students, it’s probably a more “Racialized Space” than you might think it is. See this activity for teaching about race and space in higher education.
Are you planning to update your teaching approach for the upcoming semester? This Teaching Sociology article highlights new resources now available in TRAILS, including updated assignments, class activities, and even sample syllabi.
Making Adopted Activities Work for You
Active learning is a growing trend in higher education for enhancing student engagement, but activities can take a lot … Read More
Wyant and Bowen (2018) suggest using book clubs to help students apply sociological concepts to real-world examples. Their study highlights that book clubs positively affect student attitudes and learning outcomes across various course settings.
Voter Education in the Classroom
Having seen how many students are unaware of how to register to vote, the mechanics of voting, and why voting … Read More
Today marks the second anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Sociologist Kimberly Kelly (2023) offers a feminist approach for teaching about abortion and reproductive justice in a Post-Roe world.
Attention Instructors! Prepping a new class and don’t know where to start? Try this Sociological Images resource for course guides, resources for new students, and topical collections designed to engage students’ sociological imaginations.
Looking for activities that engage your students in public sociology? The “Making Sociology Public Activity” by Hollie Nyseth and Kia Heise (2010) requires students to interpret and write about existing research for non-sociologists. The activity helps combat the disconnect between research and the public.
As much as we want to see a university as a neutral space for all students, it’s probably a more “Racialized Space” than you might think it is. See this activity for teaching about race and space in higher education.
Are you planning to update your teaching approach for the upcoming semester? This Teaching Sociology article highlights new resources now available in TRAILS, including updated assignments, class activities, and even sample syllabi.
Making Adopted Activities Work for You
Active learning is a growing trend in higher education for enhancing student engagement, but activities can take a lot … Read More
Wyant and Bowen (2018) suggest using book clubs to help students apply sociological concepts to real-world examples. Their study highlights that book clubs positively affect student attitudes and learning outcomes across various course settings.
Voter Education in the Classroom
Having seen how many students are unaware of how to register to vote, the mechanics of voting, and why voting … Read More
Today marks the second anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Sociologist Kimberly Kelly (2023) offers a feminist approach for teaching about abortion and reproductive justice in a Post-Roe world.
Attention Instructors! Prepping a new class and don’t know where to start? Try this Sociological Images resource for course guides, resources for new students, and topical collections designed to engage students’ sociological imaginations.
Looking for activities that engage your students in public sociology? The “Making Sociology Public Activity” by Hollie Nyseth and Kia Heise (2010) requires students to interpret and write about existing research for non-sociologists. The activity helps combat the disconnect between research and the public.