Teaching Environment
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010As a culture, we’re at an odd crossroads regarding personal computers. For years, educators have been clamoring to put technology in the hands of young students through partnerships with big tech companies, best symbolized by the One Laptop Per Child initiative. But by the time those kids grow up, they might well find university authorities [...]
The Classroom in 2020
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Our education system is not broken, but it is becoming obsolete. We’re still running an educational model developed for the industrial revolution, designed to prepare workers for factory jobs. Picture the experience in most of today’s college classrooms: a vast amphitheater where a wizened professor drones through a long lecture about what he knows. Three [...]
Academic Dishonesty Triples Likelihood of Course Failure
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010Taking a quick peek at a neighbor’s test paper without getting caught may seem like a harmless attempt to achieve a higher mark, yet new research has shown that prevalent academic dishonesty contributes greatly to course failure, especially nowadays. View the original here.
The Impending Demise of the University
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009In the industrial model of student mass production, the teacher is the broadcaster. A broadcast is by definition the transmission of information from transmitter to receiver in a one-way, linear fashion. The teacher is the transmitter and student is a receptor in the learning process. The formula goes like this: “I’m a professor and I [...]
Imminent Changes in Higher Education and Its Delivery
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009“Students, with the advantage of youth and the capacity to embrace new technology on their side, are likely to adapt to innovations with an ease that their professors and teachers, who are steeped in tradition, cannot manage. This throws up an irony of sorts, as those who are meant to be taught end up grasping [...]
The Burden of Proof: What Does Education Research Really Tell Us?
Thursday, August 27th, 2009This article — and especially the lively discussion in the comments — argue about why college instructors aren’t using active learning strategies, and whether there is evidence that such strategies work. View the original here.
Is Your Textbook Preparing Students for the Future or the Past?
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Download this PDF file INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Date: March 23, 2009To: All employeesFrom: Vice president of realitySubject: Outdated approach to communications It has come to my attention that we are seriously falling behind the times. We continue to emphasize the unidirectional, “we talk, you listen” mode of communication from the last century—when our customers demand to [...]
Teaching Unprepared Students
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Many experts say that the United States can only truly see gains in the percentages of adults who have a college degree if colleges and universities get better at teaching students who arrived on campus unprepared for college-level work. But many professors find themselves frustrated by teaching such students—and many of the students drop out. [...]
Impact of Media on Learning
Monday, March 24th, 2008Media has opened new dimensions in learning. Now education is no longer a constraint for anyone. Media has brought education to the doorstep of each and every individual. All forms of media–newspaper, radio, television, and the Internet are equally important in imparting education. Read the original story here If the above link is broken, view [...]
Was A Teacher’s Career Ruined by Google?
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Art teacher Garry Szumsky bopped a student on the head with an eraser, got arrested, went to court, and eventually had to leave his job. But he doesn’t blame the student for ruining his life. He blames Google. Read the original story here If the above link is broken, view our cached copy instead.
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