Teaching Environment
« Previous EntriesThe 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 [...]
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.
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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Date: March 23, 2009To: All employeesFrom: Vice president of realitySubject: Outdated approach to communications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, [...]
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.
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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.
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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.
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Blackboard Unveils Plagiarism Prevention Service
Friday, July 27th, 2007A new service helps prevent plagiarism by detecting unoriginal content in student papers and delivering reports within the Blackboard Learning System.
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I Smell a Rat in the Online Survey Research Business
Thursday, June 14th, 2007I Smell a Rat in the On-line
Survey Research Business
After a few weeks of trying
on-line survey research
services, the human lab rat
found these services were
either borderline-fraudulent
or simply non-lucrative. If
you’re curious, find out
more …
How to Handle a Disgruntled Student’s E-mail
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007How To Handle A
Disgruntled
Student’s Email This
is a follow up I guess you
would say from the e-mail I
sent you last week. I
wanted to apologize to you
for that e-mail. I was a bit
upset about the grade and
tend to take things
extremely personal, but I
should have taken it as …
