How to Re-Teach Something

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis post is a further exploration of the “How do we re-teach something?” question raised in a previous post. Suppose, for whatever reason, you (the teacher) realize your students didn’t understand something you have already ‘covered’. What should you do? … Continue reading →

Personalized Learning: Accommodation or Pandering?

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesIt seems to be one of the “in” things right now. What does it really mean? Is it always a good thing? How can it be implemented in a way that is meaningful? What Do We Really Mean When We … Continue reading →

Why does formal education always seem to think that anything new is better than what came before?

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteApparently learning to print and write is no longer important after grade one. the focus will be on keyboarding. Why? Did anyone give any serious thought to what we might lose by not teaching people how to write by hand? … Continue reading →

21st Century Tech: Is it harder or easier to become informed?

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been pondering this for some time now. It is easier now than ever before in history to get your word out there. This blog is an excellent example. All I need is a little bit of computer knowledge and … Continue reading →

Why Don’t Universities Hire Half-Time Faculty?

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI blogged about sessionals earlier this month and the claim was that sessionals (adjuncts) are sessionals because they don’t want tenure track positions. It may be true for some, but it’s certainly not true for all of us, and it may not … Continue reading →

Valuing a Job Well Done

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou know how chance or fleeting encounters with people who cross your path can sometimes leave a lasting impression? The man who drove the forklift at the local feed store has become a symbol in our household. He is a … Continue reading →

On Publication in Academia

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteRunning Towards Publication, Then Walking Away – Culture Digitally. This article caught my eye for a number of reasons. For one thing, I’m just finishing a book and so I’m thinking about this a fair bit, but for another, I … Continue reading →

Assessment, AS, FOR, and OF Learning

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThe primary purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve student learning. I came across this while working on my book. This approach has become part of the teaching ideology throughout much of Canada (2006 for most of western Canada, 2010 for … Continue reading →