Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new semester means a new set of students doing my “internet stalking” quest. This an adaptation of an assignment created by Robert Runte (ULeth), where students choose an anonymous blog and try to find out as much as they … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesSurvival of the Fittest (Gamification) by http://simplifyingradicals2.blogspot.ca/ Tuesday, May 10, 2016 I start class by explaining to the students that they have been cast on a reality TV show called “Survival of the Fittest”. This is the letter I give them: … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery student in every class deserves an answer to these 2 questions: Why am I doing this? What is it good for? If you can’t answer those questions clearly and honestly, then you really need to take some time to … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteA curious thing has been happening in UK education and it’s a trend that’s occurring globally as the craft of teaching is being transformed into a “science”. The Economist recently published an article titled “How to make a good teacher” … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has a long history of releasing policy statements on media which are both wildly alarmist and grossly inaccurate. These include their controversial claims about “Facebook Depression” in 2011, their problematic and unrealistic recommendations on … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen will they ever learn? Had I said that iPads in the the schools were not the answer four years ago at the height of the love-affair with the iPad, I’d have been thought a crank. Wait, I DID. More … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteA popular Cornell professor tries to help language-arts types learn how to “make math” instead of just studying it. Twelve years of compulsory education in mathematics leaves us with a populace that is proud to announce they cannot balance their … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat metrics don’t tell us about the way students learn Dana Ruggiero, Bath Spa University A big push is under way in higher education to measure how students are learning and how good lecturers are at teaching them. Universities can … Continue reading