Recent Articles
John Sullivan Notices Increase in Attendance and Class Spirit After Using Think-Pair-Share
In A-term 2015 I used the “think-pair-share” social learning strategy for my ES3001 Thermodynamics class with an enrollment circa 60. Traditionally, I’d ask the class if they had any questions from last lecture. If I’d get one hand raised, it would be a surprise. This A-term, I displayed on the screen a book back-of-chapter question. […]
Tricia Stapleton Using Think-Pair-Share on the First Day of Class
I use several think-pair-share activities throughout a term in my ENV1100: Introduction to Environmental Studies (~50 students), including the first day of class. I have several objectives for employing a think-pair-share activity on the first day: 1) to set the tone of an active learning classroom for the term, 2) to make students review their […]
Liz Ryder’s Use of Think-Pair-Share in Neurobiology
I use Think-Pair-Share (TPS) whenever I want students to think actively rather than simply receiving information passively. When I’m presenting something in class, I’ll often ask the class a question rather than simply making a statement, but we all know that this usually only generates responses from a small group of students. So instead of […]
Welcome to our new blog!
The idea for this blog emerged from discussions with WPI faculty members active in the Teaching and Learning Journal Club in the Biology & Biotechnology Department. Our initial purpose is to showcase examples of Think-Pair-Share and other simple active and collaborative learning techniques being used by WPI faculty to engage all students in class and assess their understanding of what’s being taught. We hope these examples will make it easier for others to try similar practices. Over time we expect to add other types of posts that feature innovations in teaching and learning at WPI.
