Using a Google Jockey To Enhance Classroom Discussion

• Laura E. Pence ^[1] ; Emily Greene ^[1] ; Harry E. Pence ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Hartford

     University of Hartford

     Town of West Hartford, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] SUNY College at Oneonta
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 87, Nº 3 (March), 2010, págs. 254-255
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • While teaching an undergraduate level seminar class on environmental sustainability, it became apparent that many students lacked the experience to provide a rich set of mental images that would help to frame this topic. To respond to this situation, the authors of this paper employed a Google jockey during class discussions. A Google jockey is a student who surfs the World Wide Web for related material and displays the results to the class during a lecture or discussion. The strength of the Google jockey is that the images she or he finds enrich the ongoing conversation. A Google jockey seems particularly well suited to classes such as seminars, chemistry for nonscience majors, or lectures involving practical contexts.