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Asking Better Questions: A New Workshop for JMU Faculty

Posted September 22, 2026 in Instructional Design News, JMU Libraries News

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Questioning is one of the most powerful, and most underused, tools in a faculty member’s teaching repertoire. Research shows that most instructor questions are procedural or recall-based, leaving little room for the higher-order thinking that drives deep learning.

Explore these issues in Asking Better Questions: Elevating Thinking Through Classroom Dialogue, our interactive online workshop on Tuesday, October 20, 10–11 a.m. on Zoom.

Get an introduction to the research on effective questioning and gain practical strategies to make questioning an intentional pedagogical approach rather than an improvised classroom habit.

Sign up or learn more about the topics to be covered in this workshop.

Can’t make this time but interested in these topics? Request a consultation with a JMU Libraries instructional designer.

Questions? Please contact Dr. Nathaniel Taeho Yu, one of the workshop’s instructors.