{"product_id":"engaging-ideas-the-professors-guide-to-integrating-writing-critical-thinking-and-active-learning-in-the-classroom-paperback","title":"Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Bean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDan Melzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUse your course's big ideas to accelerate students' growth as writers and critical thinkers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe newly revised third edition of \u003ci\u003eEngaging Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a step-by-step guide for designing writing assignments and critical thinking activities that engage students with important subject-matter questions. This new edition of the celebrated book (now written by the co-author team of Bean and Melzer) uses leading and current research and theory to help you link active learning pedagogy to your courses' subject matter. You'll learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesign formal and informal writing assignments that guide students toward thinking like experts in your discipline\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse time-saving strategies for coaching the writing process and handling the paper load including alternatives to traditional grading such as portfolio assessment and contract grading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelp students use self-assessment and peer response to improve their work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop better ways than the traditional research paper to teach undergraduate reading and research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrate social media, multimodal genres, and digital technology into the classroom to promote active learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book demonstrates how writing can easily be integrated with other critical thinking activities such as inquiry discussions, simulation games, classroom debates, and interactive lectures. The reward of this book is watching students come to class better prepared, more vested in the questions your course investigates, more apt to study purposefully, and more likely to submit high-quality work. Perfect for higher education faculty and curriculum designers across all disciplines, \u003ci\u003eEngaging Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e will also earn a place in the libraries of graduate students in higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCapture the attention of your students and accelerate their growth as writers and critical thinkers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In the newly revised \u003ci\u003eThird Edition of Engaging Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e, distinguished academics and authors John C. Bean and Dan Melzer deliver a step-by-step guide to designing engaging writing assignments and critical thinking activities that connect with students and illuminate important subjects. The \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e of this celebrated book relies on current research and data to help instructors, teachers, and professors link active learning pedagogy to course subject matter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn techniques that encourage students to come to class better prepared, invest more effort in your course, study more purposefully, and submit higher-quality work. You'll discover how to use time-saving strategies for coaching the writing process and using alternatives to traditional grading methods, like portfolio assessment and contract grading. Finally, you'll find ways to teach undergraduate reading and research that are superior to the traditional -- and staid -- research paper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for higher education faculty, curriculum designers, and graduate students in higher education, \u003ci\u003eEngaging Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers an invaluable and insightful reference on bringing a wide variety of class material to life and fully engaging with your classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN C. BEAN, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of English at Seattle University. He received his doctorate in Renaissance Literature from the University of Washington. He is Co-author of three composition textbooks -- \u003ci\u003eWriting Arguments, The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReading Rhetorically.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAN MELZER, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the University Writing Program and Director of First-Year Composition at the University of California. He received his doctorate in Rhetoric and Composition from Florida State University. 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