Group & Cooperative Learning; Students as Classroom Leaders

Prisoner's Dilemma Game

Is it better to cooperate or defect? In this game, students participate in a real life prisoner's dilemma game.

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Speed Dating Topic Sentences

This activity, created by Justin Gest, involves learning through "speed dating." The activity focuses on how to craft excellent topic sentences while considering the application of the course's theoretical ideas.

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Normative Models of Citizenship

This easy "Do Now" gets students engaged from the moment they enter the classroom.

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Steroids and Cloning

Should anabolic steroids remain banned? What about research cloning? In this activity, students work on constructing clear argumentative moral arguments using bioethical prompts.

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Overcoming Collective Action

Revolutions require collective action. This simple activity, used during the week on revolutions, demonstrates the difficulty of carrying out collective action.

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Clue Language Game

In this "murder mystery" activity, a beloved professor has been murdered in his mansion. The students have to take on the roles of different characters and, using Portuguese past verb tenses and relevant vocabulary, solve the mystery.

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Foreign Language Dialogue - Four Days in September

Students watch an excerpt of a foreign language film without sound and work in groups to craft a sample dialogue utilizing new vocabulary and grammar concepts.

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Brazil and the Belo Monte Dam

In this in-class simulation, students adopt the interests and goals of the Kayapó Indians, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the Brazilian government, and Electrobras in order to resolve a conflict over the construction of the Belo Monte Dam.

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Egypt Protest Simulation

How should Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak respond to the massive protests plaguing his country? This in-class simulation requires students to adopt Egyptian and international actors' perspectives to aid President Mubarak's decision making.

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Chinese Re-Education through Labor Simulation

In this three-stage simulation, the Chinese government considers the reform of its re-education through labor regime.

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Philosophical Argument Reconstruction

What does a strong philosophical argument entail? This easy to implement activity has students reconstruct a philosophical argument.

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