assignments – Angela C. Jenks

Leading a discussion section: Suggested activities for effective learning

I recently spoke at a training session for new anthropology teaching assistants (TAs). With courses of over 300 or 400 students, graduate student TAs are essential to teaching and learning here at UCI. But TAs face a number of challenges.

Why don’t students read?

And how can we encourage them to do so? I share some thoughts, assignment suggestions, and resources over at Cultural Anthropology: “Why Don’t Students Read?” Image credit: Langson Library stacks, UC Irvine