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Category Archives: Teaching and Learning
A Better Articulated Description of What I’m Looking for in the First Year Seminar next Year
As a result of this week’s Faculty Academy, I think I have a better idea of what I’m looking for in the way of IT support for the first year seminar I’m teaching next year, which I wrote about some … Continue reading
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There’s Something in the Air
No, not that, or at least, not only that. It’s the 2006 Faculty Academy, UMW’s 11th annual instructional technology conference. I’ve been to all of them and last night I found myself reflecting on how this one stacked up. There’s … Continue reading
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A Fitting End to my Course
Backtext: This year I’ve attempted to bring alternative media into my teaching. For the last week or so, we’ve been discussing the “art” of conducting policy in my intermediate macroeconomics class so it seemed fitting to end the semester with … Continue reading
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Final Project for My Seminar
This semester I’ve been teaching a seminar on contemporary economic issues. I’ve blogged about this course before, most recently this morning. A key part of the course is a wiki that we have used to identify the topics we wanted … Continue reading
Another Wiki Event
Today is our last class of the semester in the seminar which is using a wiki. I am trying something today for that class, which in retrospect isn’t that big a deal–it seems very straightforward for me, and yet, I’d … Continue reading
Research-Based Teaching
The other week, I blogged on Carl Wiemer’s podcast on research-based teaching. After thinking about it some more, I think I can do a more succinct job of defining what Wiemer calls research-based teaching. 1. Research-based teaching starts with an … Continue reading
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Technology as a Liberal Art
I recently came across this excellent article by Laura Blankenship published in Inside Higher Education. The article starts as a defense of technology in the liberal arts, but goes far beyond that to make another case for University 2.0. As … Continue reading
Raising Our Expectations for Students
I had an advising appointment with a student recently. He is not average by any sense of the term. I found myself seeing him as a model for students in University 2.0. It was quite an atypical advising session. I … Continue reading
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Using the Tools of Science to Inform Our Teaching
I recently listened to a provocative podcast on what’s wrong with traditional science education. (Thanks for the reference, Brian.) The speaker was someone with the credentials to be taken seriously: Carl Wieman, Nobel Laureate in Physics and 2004 U.S. Professor … Continue reading
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Regarding Gardner’s Reflection
Yesterday Gardner posted a remarkable reflection. In his post, he expressed a reluctance to blog about his personal experiences as a teacher, which I can sympathize with, but I hope he will continue to do so for several reasons. Such … Continue reading
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