The Discussion Project Blog

Building faculty capacity for meaningful classroom discussion at Macalester College
The Discussion Project team interviewed Joan Ostrove, faculty member at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. Joan ...

How structured classroom discussion improves student engagement at Macalester College
The Discussion Project team interviewed Jeremy Meckler, faculty member at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. ...

Discussion-based Professional Development at Morgan State University
The Discussion Project team interviewed Dr. Laura Dorsey-Elson as part of the most recent (and fourth) ...

A new partnership with Nanyang Technological University
In July 2024, Lynn Glueck (Director of The Discussion Project) and John Zola (curriculum writer and instructor for The Discussion Project) traveled to Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to implement the three day course with faculty members who teach NTU’s Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) courses.

What is the Structured Academic Controversy?
Structured Academic Controversy: A discussion strategy to deepen thinking, understanding and ...
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