tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post7730431609831537929..comments2024-03-14T04:16:20.472-07:00Comments on In Socrates' Wake: Designing the liberal arts learning environmentMichael Cholbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02012523929044363216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-52877766756861587532014-02-03T19:23:07.270-08:002014-02-03T19:23:07.270-08:00I am a new adjunct philosophy prof (I've been ...I am a new adjunct philosophy prof (I've been teaching English a few years and this is so much more fun!) and I am in a war with the school registrar over rearranging furniture in my classroom. The room is always set up like the top photo, only it makes even less sense because the whiteboard and smartboard are on different walls. A square of tables (which is tight in my room, but not as confining as ROWS of tables) is the best I can do and the school will not leave it that way, even though every prof has asked for it. They trap the kids in rows, aimed at the smartboard. I can't even get to the whiteboard to do funny Socrates drawings! I spend fifteen minutes every morning before my 8:00AM class rearranging... Ugh. Sorry to complain at you on my first comment here.<br /><br />The best thing about my classroom, despite the table torture, is that it looks like a room at the Moose Lodge. Fake torches on the wall, wood paneling, a fireplace. Perfect for philosophizing. They should do it justice and set the tables up for conversation.<br /><br />Love the blog, and I will be back for more ideas. Teaching philosophy has really invigorated my teaching style altogether, but it takes a lot of planning. Thanks for the help!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712999655506423616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-86094705277470135502014-01-28T04:55:23.680-08:002014-01-28T04:55:23.680-08:00Something that might interest you. Using audio/vis...Something that might interest you. Using audio/visual in teaching philosophy. http://www.malikajani.com/philcorner.html (Check out Discussion on Oligarchy and Citizenship) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942856775123431895noreply@blogger.com