Assignment
Topic: bullying and resiliency
5 ppt slides of content
Formal Assignment:
The purpose of this project is for students to gain greater depth of knowledge for and understanding of one of the key controversies in the field of human development. Each team will pick a controversy from the ones i listed so that each team has a unique topic. The process and procedure for this project is outlined after the assignment details.
Formal Constructive Controversy Process and Procedure:
1. Create the best case for their positions. Students thoroughly research the issue, then organize and frame logical, compelling, well-reasoned arguments.
2. Present the best case for their positions. Students present their arguments persuasively. While each side presents, the other listens, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments.
Article:Constructive Controversy: The Educative Power of Intellectual Conflict by David W. Johnson , Roger T. Johnson & Karl A. Smith.
Text Book- Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning.