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Creating Ambient Awareness in Online Learning Environments

Many faculty believe that traditional, face-to-face courses are superior to online courses.   Indeed for many, the possibility that this belief is false is not worthy of consideration.  I am agnostic about this question.  In my teaching, I have experienced profound … Continue reading

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Taking Notes Beyond the Classroom

Today’s Inside Higher Education has a thought-provoking article on the increasing number of websites which provide class note sharing.  One important aspect of this discussion, which is underplayed in the article, is the understanding that note sharing doesn’t promote deep … Continue reading

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Teaching as Modeling Disciplinary Practice

Over the Christmas holidays last winter, as I began to plan for my Spring courses, it struck me that it was a truly fascinating time to study macroeconomics and finance.  Yes, I realize this is much like the neurosurgeon remarking … Continue reading

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Teaching as Coaching?

This is another in my irregular musings about teaching, learning and how grading should help rather than hinder the latter. Does the textbook have a responsibility for student learning?  No, it’s just a source of course content.  Does the teacher … Continue reading

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More on the balance between liberal arts teaching and scholarship

Terry Dolson and I have been conversing about the balance between scholarship and liberal arts teaching.  This is a response to Terry’s last response, in which she says: I believe that if faculty could see clearly that the WAY they … Continue reading

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Scholarly Expertise vs. Liberal Arts Teaching

Terry wrote a response to my previous post in which she explores the conflict between disciplinary expertise and true liberal arts teaching.  What follows is my response to her. There is a genuine tension between scholarly expertise and liberal arts … Continue reading

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New site for Pedablogy

After many years of Jerry Slezak getting the blame for my posts, I have moved my blog site to http://pedablogy.stevegreenlaw.org .   (Jim Groom and Jerry should get the credit for the move since they did the lion’s share of the … Continue reading

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What does it mean to describe a university as espousing teaching excellence?

“Let’s say instead that you decide that what you really want to concentrate on is building the very best teaching institution that you can, one which offers a superb range and quality of education specifically tailored for the needs of … Continue reading

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I’m Back

I thought I’d never write one of these posts. I always found it a bit odd and even unnecessary when people write these. But I feel the need to explain where I’ve been, and in some way, this may help … Continue reading

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Vision for the Future of Teaching & Learning at UMW

If the preeminent value at UMW is teaching excellence, which I believe it should be, then the UMW Teaching Center should play a prominent role at our institution. This is in contrast to the former Teaching Innovation Program, which seemed … Continue reading

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