Social Psychology & Comics
Students in psychology courses are often required to complete several writing assignments. In a Psychology 101 course at John Jay, students were assigned 500 word (2 page) reflections papers – […]
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Environmental Justice Case Study: Water
How did lead get into Flint’s Water? This case study is designed as an active learning unit that allows students to work individually and collaboratively to solve problems about the […]
Read moreMaking Memes
The Meme Assignment was developed by Dr. Shawna Brandle for her American Goverment class at Kingsborough Community College. The assignment was included and referenced in the 2022 Transformative Learning in […]
Read moreMake the Familiar Strange
Students write a 1-page description of a common human practice as if they have never seen or heard of it before. Students are told to pretend they are an alien […]
Read moreEthnographic Journal
Students are asked to keep an ethnographic journal throughout the semester to observe and analyze an aspect of society or culture. Each journal will be written in response to a […]
Read moreSocial Annotation with Hypothes.is
Students practice reading and writing strategies using the Hypothesis annotation tool to mark up a text, take shared notes, and connect the text to class content. Courses: Composition I Author: […]
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