Jennifer Sullivan publishes article on Sociology & Photography

Thames faculty, Jennifer Sullivan, wrote an article that was published in the Spring 2015 American Sociological Association newsletter for the section on Teaching & Learning. Her article, "Seeing History Through the Lens of a Camera" describes a class visit to the New London Public Library in the Mitchell College special topics course, "Visual Sociology: Photography."

CLICK HERE to read Jennifer Sullivan's article

Jennifer has a personal interest in photography and brings photography into the Thames classroom as well. Check out Jennifer's blog post about bringing photography into the classroom.

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Sociology Final Exam for all students: Thursday 9:00am

All Thames Academy students will be finishing their fall semester Introduction to Sociology course on Thursday morning at 9:00am as they take their final exam. Encourage your son/daughter to study this week and get a good night's rest on Wednesday night.

Read the below post about supporting your son/daughter during exam time:

How You Can Help Your Son/Daughter Prepare for an Exam

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Inside the Classroom: Cram.com used to help students study

Thames Academy teaches students college readiness skills including how to prepare and study for exams. Thames Academy holds midterm and final exams in some of its college level courses and the instructors embed study strategies into these courses.

 Introduction to Sociology, which is taken by all Thames students is a 3 credit college level course with a midterm and final exam. This semester Thames faculty, Jennifer Sullivan, is using an innovative, fun teaching tool to help students prepare for their upcoming exam.

The picture above is from a website called Cram.com. This website allows students to create virtual flashcards of key terms, hear the flashcards being read aloud, and includes 2 games to help students learn the flashcard content. In Sociology class yesterday, Oct. 9, students used the above matching game to begin studying terms for the upcoming midterm exam. Thames instructors know that repetition and small, manageable chunks of information help students better retain information. 

Check out Cram.com!

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Inside the Classroom: Brain Breaks (w/pics)

Sociology students frequently take "brain breaks" to keep students engaged and help them practice flexible thinking and transitioning. Enjoy a look inside our classroom!

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In the Classroom: Making Sociology Real through Photography (w.lots of pics)

Intro to Sociology (3 credit college-level course) students connected classroom content to their daily lives in an experiential way by taking photographs! 

In class, students have been studying the meaning of culture and cultural universals. To help make these concepts "real," students were given an assignment to photograph "Thames Academy Culture."

Look below at some of the pictures they captured:

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Studying for the sociology midterm exam (w/ lots of pics)

Introduction to Sociology students are already studying hard for the upcoming midterm exam on Friday, March 27. They are using the website cram.com to make electronic flashcards and play a matching game. Take a look at the pictures below of our students working hard!

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Skillbuilding in Sociology Class (w/ lots of pics)

Thames Academy Intro to Sociology classes took a brain break from studying sociological research methods, Solomn Ash's Conformity Experiment, and the sociological imagination to play a game called SUSPEND.

The game challenges players to balance different size game pieces without allowing them to fall. The game was used in sociology class to help students develop hand-eye coordination, teamwork and social skills, and persistence and resilience. Take a look at the pictures from our class!

10:30am Sociology class with instructor Jen Sullivan

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