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| Millennial
Learning: April
16-17, 2009
Ann Kolodji is an Assistant Professor at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY where she teaches in the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education, teaching the future generation of health education teachers. Her teaching responsibilities revolve around pedagogy and human sexuality. Ann received a PhD in Education from the University of Pennsylvania's Program in Human Sexuality Education and a Masters Degree in Counselor Education from New York University. Her research interests include integrating sexuality and mental health into relational learning between children, parents and teachers. She's particularly committed to bridging the gap between parents and teachers, especially with respect to sexuality education. Promoting Higher-Level Thinking and Inquiry When Teaching Sensitive and Controversial Subjects Sensitive and controversial topics in higher education typically yield a strong affective response from students. This emotional reaction can promote increased investment in the topic along with furthering higher-level thinking in students. However, students can also get stuck in an emotional position without analyzing options and consequences. This interactive session will provide some recent research-based findings on affective learning and an overview of higher-level thinking and inquiry processes. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how educators can set the stage and create the optimal learning environment to support the connection between affective learning and higher-level thinking. Participants will then integrate the previous discussions into practical teaching strategies that educators can apply to a variety of sensitive topics in different disciplines. |
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