Technology vs. Knowledge
The link below is to an excellent short essay by Chris Dede of the Harvard School of Ed. In the piece, he describes the meeting of classical approaches to education […]
Teaching & Learning
Google Brings Living Stories to WordPress
I will be looking into this very soon for our WordPress engine-based blogs here. If I understand it right, this plug-in will allow you to target a news story, and […]
Facebook: Bad Bet for Student Data
In the well-written article below, the author makes clear why we need to take care in using Facebook for academic purposes (and I do not recommend it). The upshot is […]
Barbara Strauch on the Middle-Aged Brain
This post is the start of a month-long series looking at the brain and learning, leading up to the Summer Institute. First, let’s look at the latest research considering the […]
First Look: Apple iPad
Is it possible that in a few years all our students will all have an iPad-type device costing under $300? Instead of heavy backpacks, overpriced textbooks, and notebooks, this device […]
A Blogger’s Post: ratemyprofessor.com
Bloggers are very interested that people read their blog. Which means that occasionally, a controversial post is called for! What better topic than http://www.ratemyprofessor.com? If one searches under Berkshire Community […]
Advice on Using Social Media in Your Courses
“…. four best practices for faculty who want to use social media (and we should!) … Be transparent. Explain why it’s required, what students will be graded on, etc. Explain […]
NEEAN Conference in March – UMass
Discipline-Based Assessment Workshop Announcement “Dialogues in the Disciplines,” takes place March 26th at UMass Amherst DDPRSheet10.pdf (application/pdf Object) Posted using ShareThis
Nostalgia for 4 hours of TV
OK, this is truly scary, from a study of 8-18 y.o.’s by the Kaiser Family Foundation: “A national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that with technology allowing nearly […]
How Clickers are Used
Professor Jeffrey Henriques, Dept of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, has used Clickers since 2004, and shares some approaches: (Full article at: http://bit.ly/91xw58) “Henriques said he typically asks four to six […]
