Learning management systems, and Brightspace
I just attended an excellent workshop on the Brightspace platform (courtesy of WNE). Here are thoughts on how it compares to other learning management systems (LMS) I’ve used.
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DC Initiative 83
Students are asking, so I feel obligated to compile my thoughts. Voting on this begins soon.
Read more…Two cases for parties, one of which is more persuasive to a person on the street
This post’s purpose is to put down thoughts related to a conversation I had last night. One point concerns the defense of parties. Another concerns the nature and explanation of the two-party system.
International ballots and other election souvenirs
Here are photos of some ballots I recently found in storage.
Read more…Teaching public opinion with student-created data
I like to use student-generated data to illustrate course concepts. The core of the exercise in this case is a survey the students wrote, to which I added standard items on party identification and self-reported ideology.
The students’ 30 items covered many topics, some of which were very salient and others less so (which is good). I recall there being items on a TikTok ban, mask mandates, existence of climate change, trust in politicians/parties, and even attitudes toward the UK.
I plan to go back to these data as we move through the course. For now, the goals are to illustrate party identification, ideological self-identification, and revealed ideology; see to what extent these hang together; and just see what other things come to mind as we discuss the results.
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