More Fun than Cheating

In his book Cheating Lessons, James Lang argues that educators have more success promoting academic integrity by cultivating intellectually stimulating learning environments than by policing student behavior.  In that spirit, we invite faculty to submit proposals (approximately 300 words) describing assignments or activities designed to maximize student engagement.

Proposals addressed the following questions:

• What is the activity/assignment and what inspired it?
• How did the activity/assignment contribute to an intellectually stimulating learning environment?
• What was the best part of the experience?
• What might you do differently next time?

From the submitted proposals, ten faculty fellows were chosen to present at the seminar. Presentations took the form of a PechaKucha, in which presenters narrate over 20 images, each lasting 20 seconds.

Winning Proposals

• Maria Gomez: "Maria de Zayas and Gender Violence in the 17th Century and Today"
• Dan Royles: "Connecting to the Past through Oral History and OHMS"
• Diana Anaya: "The Devil's in the Details!"
• Glenn Hutchinson: "Student Organizing & Op-Eds"
• Celine Leboeuf: "How can I become a happier person? Live like Aristotle!"
• Judith Mansilla: "Applying Visual Thinking Strategy in the Classroom"
• Ebru Ozer: "Visualizing landform calculations"
• Nathalie Desrayaud: "The International Travel Fair"
• Amy Huseby: "Gaming The Gothic"
• Peter Machonis: "TalkAbroad"