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Category Archives: Teaching and Learning
Chicken Little?
This post originated in a series of conversations I had over the holiday with my in-laws who were children of the Great Depression. But it’s also something I’ve thought about for a long time. The catalyst for posting probably came … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, First Year Seminar
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Teaching versus Grading or Learning versus Assessment
Some weeks ago, I mentioned the SCHEV course redesign conference I attended in November. A theme of the conference was how to use the power of computers to teach more efficiently and effectively. (This is the premise of Aplia, which … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and Learning
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Response to “Scylla or Charybdis: An allegory for ed tech”
Trillwing does an excellent job of laying out the conflicting issues facing faculty today as they try to incorporate technology into their teaching. Let me respond from a faculty perspective. I agree that the underlying issues and fears are pedagogical, … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and Learning, UMW Teaching Center
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More on why the most important parts of education may not be quantifiable
This post is a continuation of my thinking on the Product of Learning. I was discussing with a colleague the way I grade process over product in my research methodology course. I respect this colleague a great deal, and these … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and Learning
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Request for Help: Model for Deep Collaborative Learning?
I was consulting with Martha on my TLT Fellows project #1, which involves teaching a seminar in advanced macroeconomics. The seminar is divided into eight or ten topics, each of which has a list of scholarly readings: books, journal articles, … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and Learning
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Comment on “Bring Us Your Fear”
I read Martha’s post “Bring Us Your Fear” and emailed a comment to Martha. She asked me to blog it so here it is: I wanted to comment on your post but didn’t because I couldn’t think of any way … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and Learning
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The Product of Learning
My semester is coming together well. I’m particularly pleased with the research methodology class. The group seems to be very tight, and they seem to be getting it. In the past when I’ve felt this way, it’s because the class … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and Learning
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Training First Years to be Intentional Learners
For much of the second half of the semester, I’ve been concerned that the students in my First Year Seminar were not putting in the effort that I expected of them. This was surprising because they seem to be very … Continue reading
Preface to the next few posts
For about the last month, I’ve found myself thinking deeply about questions I pondered when I first started blogging: What is learning? What should the objectives of college courses be? What should course grades be based on? This recent train … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and Learning
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Challenging Questions
This is a follow-up to the challenging student post, though it’s not primarily about the student. We met and discussed what he hoped to get of the course. I offered to give him a more advanced textbook, one designed for … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and Learning
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