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Donald Clark Plan B: 21st Century Skills are so last century!
Donald Clark Plan B: 21st Century Skills are so last century!. Hmmmm… Wonder if formal Education (and the associated formal Educators) will be able to see the irony that’s being highlighted here? I also like Steven Downes’ list: My list … Continue reading
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What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? – NYTimes.com
What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? – NYTimes.com. I’ve been saying this for years!!! Be the first to like. Like Unlike
Problem-solving Paralysis | Action-Reaction
Problem-solving Paralysis | Action-Reaction. I know my students … dive right in and tinker. So why, when faced with a physics problem, do many students suddenly freeze-up if they can’t see the whole solution right from the outset? How do … Continue reading
On Mark Guzdial’s Post: Instruction makes student attitudes on computational modeling worse.
From Mark Guzdial’s Blog today: Instruction makes student attitudes on computational modeling worse: Caballero thesis part 3 « Computing Education Blog. I think this is pretty interesting but I can’t say I’m surprised. My reaction: Given the experiences I’ve had … Continue reading
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Are Education Academics Clueless Snobs?
Yes, Virginia, There Is Knowledge Transfer « iterating toward openness. From David Wiley‘s iterating toward openness blog. The fact that academics are incapable of recognizing that 99-some-percent of all the learning that happens in the world is pure and simple … Continue reading
Student evaluations of teaching don’t correlate with learning gains « Computing Education Blog
Student evaluations of teaching don’t correlate with learning gains « Computing Education Blog. Mark Guzdial comments on a post made on (LISTSERV 16.0 – AERA-L Archives.) by Richard Hake, who disagrees with the popular (especially among administrators) notion that student … Continue reading
Trading off between Education and Fun??? SRSLY?
The Wall Must Come Down | Learning From Hollywood. Some years ago I did a survey with public school teachers to see if they were using games in school, and if not, why not. Some of the obvious and significant … Continue reading
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Pseudoteaching
[PT] Pseudoteaching: MIT Physics | Action-Reaction. Here’s a lovely label I’ve been wanting for years. Pseudoteaching is something you realize you’re doing after you’ve attempted a lesson which from the outset looks like it should result in student learning, but … Continue reading
