JSU Center for University Scholars

Doing More with More: Teaching Sociology Resources.  This screencast explains step-by-step how to register for the Teaching Sociology Group/Listserv.  The group includes teaching resources including sample assignments, projects and syllabi as well as a community of sociology instructors and professors who can answer your questions.

Using the World Peace Game To Teach Complex Lessons (John Hunter, TedTalks). This TedTalk also includes video of the game and snippets of student participants (4th graders) discussing it.  Simulations (face-to-face and computerized) are a staple of social science pedagogy.  It would be interesting to use how useful they are in other disciplines.

Gaming to Re-Engage Boys in Learning, Ali Carr-Chellman/TedTalks

How to Learn? From Mistakes.  Diana Laufenberg/TedTalks

Video: Tenure and Promotion Application Best Practices.  Jackson State University faculty discuss best practices and strategies for successfully navigating the tenure and promotion processes. The event is moderated by Alisa Mosley, Director of the Center for University Scholars. Jean-Claude Assad, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of Business Graduate Programs; Thomas Calhoun, Interim Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Sociology; Cossandra McNeal, Professor of Sociology; and Loretta Moore, Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Professor of Computer Science, are the presenters.

Sugata Mitra, “Education is a self organizing system, where learning is an emergent phenomenon.” (TedTalks)