Three Ways to Improve Undergraduate Teaching

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesTake the Time Teach Out Loud Turn the Tables A few months ago I presented at the Innovations in Undergraduate Learning  summit – SFU Public Square – Simon Fraser University. I was asked these two questions: What is the most compelling innovation in undergraduate … Continue reading →

Innovations in Undergraduate Learning

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few months ago I presented at the Innovations in Undergraduate Learning  summit – SFU Public Square – Simon Fraser University. I was asked these two questions: What is the most compelling innovation in undergraduate learning that you have seen? What are three changes … Continue reading →

Academic Integrity, do YOU have it, or do you just mouth the words?

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesHow many people actually take the time to check the things they cite? Even worse, how many bother to check what they quote? I’ve complained about this before. When I want to cite some seminal bit of information, I usually … Continue reading →

Learning Designer

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteLearning Designer This is definitely one to watch. “The Learning Designer suite of tools enables teachers to share their good teaching ideas. It is intended to help a subject teacher see how a particular pedagogic approach can be migrated successfully … Continue reading →

Houzz-it: A fine example of a South African Serious Game done right

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHouzz-it: A fine example of a South African Serious Game done right – htxt.africa A conference on Serious Games would be incomplete without an example of a real-life Serious Game that has been done properly. From the presentation I’ve just … Continue reading →

Skeptic » Insight » The Myth of Learning Styles

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesLearning styles are such a popular myth. Many teachers treat it as fact in spite of the fact there is no real evidence to support it. Skeptic » Insight » The Myth of Learning Styles. When I was working on … Continue reading →

How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning | MindShift

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is a big part of what I’ve done in my practical gamification approach. See more here. How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids From How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning | MindShift. “I felt I had to remove all the barriers I … Continue reading →

Kids should code: why ‘computational thinking’ needs to be taught in schools | Jim Chalmers and Tim Watts | Comment is free | theguardian.com

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteLearning to code is about understanding the tools and devices that are all around us, so that we have control rather than the people who made those tools. Kids should code: why ‘computational thinking’ needs to be taught in schools … Continue reading →