Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI also walked away from a tenured position. I did it literally to save my life. In my case it was determined bullying from my department head, which turned into departmental, and then faculty mobbing. The last straw was being … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is Part 10 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. The design of this class is more complex than most other classes. Remember that I have 20 different kinds of things that students can do. … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is a great list – I only disagree with one or two….. as for the rest, YES, YES, YES!!! After John Cage. Source: Some Rules for Teachers – The New Inquiry 1. only ask the questions to which you … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs long as I can remember, September has been the start of the school year. It’s always exciting and filled with new hope and opportunities. Fresh paper; new pencils and all that. When I was a student,I always looked forward … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is Part 9 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. It occurs to me that it might be worth spending a little more time exploring the process of coming up with new quests. I spend … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is Part 8 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. So far I have talked about deadlines, the difficulty of modularizing, scoring, and the quests. I finished reviewing my quests from the last year. Most … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is Part 7 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. It’s time to talk about the quests. Let me get this out of the way right at the start. It really isn’t necessary to call … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is Part 6 in my continuing saga of my current iteration of a gamified course. In a course where assessment is primarily attainment based rather than time-based, and that uses criterion-referenced rather than norm-referenced measures, getting the learning tasks (assignments, quests, etc.) right is … Continue reading