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| Title: | Thinking outside the room: enhancing philosophy courses with online forums |
| Author (s): | Cathey, Christie Panza, Christopher Potthast, Adam |
| Department/Lab Affiliations: | Arts, Languages, and Philosophy |
| Keywords: | Classroom Instruction Online Teaching Philosophy Education |
| Issue Date: | 2006 |
| Publisher: | Philosophy Documentation Center / Bowling Green State University |
| Citation: | Potthast, Adam Q., Panza, Christopher., and Cathey, Christie. Thinking Outside the Room: Enhancing Philosophy Courses with Online Forums, Teaching Philosophy, Vol. 29:4, pp. 279-297, 2006. |
| Abstract: | Generating group interaction is a necessary part of teaching philosophy, but there are many obstacles to creating it in a traditional classroom. We propose that philosophy courses can be improved by turningto hybrid models that integrate classroom discussion with online message boards, or forums. We argue that using forums helps instructors overcome time constraints in the classroom, helps some students overcome anxiety over contributing, improves discussion, reduces the need to review, and gives instructors a better view of how their students encounter philosophy. We also provide examples of how to use forums and forum assignments. |
| Type: | Article - Journal text |
| In Title: | Teaching Philosophy |
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| title | Thinking outside the room: enhancing philosophy courses with online forums |
| contributor.author | Cathey, Christie |
| contributor.author | Panza, Christopher |
| contributor.author | Potthast, Adam |
| contributor.deptlab | Arts, Languages, and Philosophy |
| subject | Classroom Instruction |
| subject | Online Teaching |
| subject | Philosophy Education |
| date.issued | 2006 |
| publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center / Bowling Green State University |
| identifier.citation | Potthast, Adam Q., Panza, Christopher., and Cathey, Christie. Thinking Outside the Room: Enhancing Philosophy Courses with Online Forums, Teaching Philosophy, Vol. 29:4, pp. 279-297, 2006. |
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| description.abstract | Generating group interaction is a necessary part of teaching philosophy, but there are many obstacles to creating it in a traditional classroom. We propose that philosophy courses can be improved by turningto hybrid models that integrate classroom discussion with online message boards, or forums. We argue that using forums helps instructors overcome time constraints in the classroom, helps some students overcome anxiety over contributing, improves discussion, reduces the need to review, and gives instructors a better view of how their students encounter philosophy. We also provide examples of how to use forums and forum assignments. |
| type | Article - Journal |
| type.DCMIType | text |
| type.status | Final version |
| relation.isPartOf | Teaching Philosophy |
| rights | This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. |
| date.accessioned | 2007-04-11T17:00:48Z |
| date.available | 2008-05-20T15:02:26Z |
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