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THE CONVERSATION OF FORBIDDEN CONVERSATION
SUsing Taboos to Increase Student
Engagement and Effective Teaching
By Dr. DorothyBelle PoliRoanoke College
February 2014
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WHAT IS UNUSUAL PEDAGOGY?
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“CRAZY PEDAGOGY”: PINTREST
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WHAT IS A TEACHER?
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ME? NOT THAT STEREOTYPE… Are you?
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WHO AM I? CRAZY PEDAGOGY?
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EMBRACE YOUR TABOOS
We are in college…
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MY FAVORITES SO FAR…Sex
Drugs
Tattoos
Fire
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START WITH SOME STRANGE FACTS…
In one hour, the average sperm can swim seven inches.
Cannabis seeds were used as a food source in China as early as 6000 B.C.
In the early days, urine was sometimes used to mix tattoo color.
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CREATE THE AWKWARD MOMENTS…
More the Merrier!
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CONDOMS: SCIENTIFIC METHOD, SEX EDUCATION
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EVEN IN GENERAL STUDIES!
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TATTOOS:CELL BIOLOGY, PHYSICS, HUMAN HEALTH, ETHNOBOTANY
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NOT SO TABOO, BUT OUT OF THE BOX…?? Using Tea and Cooking to Teach
Ethnobotany!
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VIDEO GAMES CAN BE USEFUL…
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COMPLICATIONS, PROBLEMS? Must be careful to not cross the line
Must keep the class in check and focused at times
Alternatives needed
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BUT THERE ARE BETTER OUTCOMES… Cohesive class atmosphere, bonding
Lots of laughing and engagement
Retention of material through the course
Increased student learning
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SUCCESS COMES WHEN…PRESENT Strange Facts,
CREATE Awkward Moments,
and MAKE SURE
to Laugh at It All!
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REFERENCES Poli, DB., Fleenor, M. C., and Rearick, M. (2012) Drawing on
Popular Culture: Using Tattooing to Introduce Biological Concepts. American Biology Teacher 74 (6): 381-385.
Poli, DB., Berenotto, C., Blankenship, S., Piatkowski, B., Bader, G. A., and Poore, M. (2012) Bringing Evolution to a Technological Generation: A Case Study with SPORE. American Biology Teacher 74 (2): 100-103.
Poli, DB. (2011) Sex and the Scientific Method: Using Condoms to Engage College Students. American Biology Teacher 73 (6): 348-352.
Poli, DB. (2011)Teaching Cultural and Botanical Connections: Ethnobotany with Tea. American Biology Teacher 73 (4): 242.
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WHAT ARE YOUR TABOOS?
History Art
English Chemistry
Physics Math
Language
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CREATE THE MASTER LIST -
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OPERATION DISSECTION… Use the number you were given upon
entering the room to form a group
Your group’s mission: To the master list – add disciplines that
could also be linked to each taboo
Jigsaw and add more to those lists!
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PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER How easy was it to think of original
taboos?
How easy was it to match taboos to disciplines?
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THINK PAIR SHARE… Share a taboo that you could use. How do you think you may bring it into
your class?
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QUESTIONS?