Scott Plous - What is Action Teaching

Scott Plous, a professor at Wesleyan University, introduces action teaching, an educational approach that simultaneously educates students and contributes to societal betterment. He provides examples of action teaching in various subjects and contrasts it with traditional education. Plous discusses his experience with a massive open online course (MOOC) on social psychology, which included the Day of Compassion assignment, leading to significant global impact. The course offered awards for outstanding student work, including meetings with compassion icons like the Dalai Lama and Jane Goodall. Plous encourages educators to incorporate action teaching and offers free resources on actionteaching.org.

What significant opportunity did Scott Plous have to expand action teaching?

What impact did the MOOC have in terms of student enrollment?

What are the resources available for teachers on the action teaching website?