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Category Archives: Teaching and Learning
Is learning a verb or a noun?
I am very, very behind in my blogging. Hopefully, I’ll get caught up over the next few weeks. I haven’t been able to reflect yet on last week’s Faculty Academy. I’m too afraid I’ll forget something if I do it … Continue reading
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Gary Brown has a profound article in the May/June 2007 Educause Review If you care about the future of higher education, read it–it’s only two pages! There’s a lot there, for example, observation: The metaphor embedded in that name—course management … Continue reading
Thoughts on the International Finance Seminar
The senior seminar I’m teaching this semester (though it has some juniors) has essentially the same digital tool set as the First Year Seminar I taught in the Fall. I’ve been struck by how this term’s students have used the … Continue reading
2007 UMW Faculty Academy
A couple of weeks ago, I previewed the upcoming Faculty Academy. I want to let people know that the conference publicity and Call for Papers is out.
A little comic relief for late in the academic year
If you need a little chuckle to lighten your mood as we get near the end of the term, you might like to check out this blog post from a student in my international finance seminar. (I’ll be blogging more … Continue reading
Higher Education for the Self-Taught
Twice this week, I’ve been stuck in serious traffic jams on I-95. Tuesday evening it took me three and 1/2 hours to get home, normally a 50 minute trip. This morning I was only delayed about 45 minutes, again by … Continue reading
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Preview of the 2007 UMW Faculty Academy
We’re only a little more than a month away from the twelfth annual Faculty Academy. If you’re not familiar with our annual teaching and learning with technology extravaganza, check out last year’s program. If you’re not an IT junkie, think … Continue reading
Postscript on the FSEM
Shannon posts some insightful reflections on the first year seminar last semester. This is exactly what I was trying to accomplish. (I wonder how many other students ‘got it.’)
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Post Script on Real School
This is a follow-up to my previous post. Have students ever made you think that at least sometimes, formal course requirements get in the way of real learning? I’ve had two recent experiences that make me wonder. 1. Several students … Continue reading
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What’s Cool about Real School?
When I attend professional conferences I almost always learn a few things useful for my teaching and research. In fact, that’s my definition of a successful conference–”one in which I learn something useful. Maybe it’s the way my mind works, … Continue reading
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