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Category Archives: University 2.0
AAUP and the Future of Higher Education
I had the opportunity this week of attending a lunch discussion with Ernie Benjamin, Interim General Secretary of the American Association of University Professors. The session was very informal, with faculty coming and going as needed while Dr. Benjamin discussed … Continue reading
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A little irony
The lecture, as a teaching methodology, has gotten a lot of bad press in recent years. I should know–I’ve been one of the critics. The problem with lectures, it is said, is that they are passive, allowing recipients to simply … Continue reading
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Even More Fishing
More thoughts on the proper role of technology staff in supporting the teaching of faculty and the appropriate sharing of their respective responsibilities. In particular, this post is a response to Gardner’s comment and Laura’s more recent post. Gardner observes … Continue reading
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Response to Fishing vs. Teaching to Fish
Laura at Geeky Mom raises some important issues as we move away from a traditional model of teaching to one involving more technology: To what extent should IT support staff do tasks for instructors as opposed to teaching them how … Continue reading
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Teaching 2.0
Judith Boettcher has an article in the latest issue of Innovate which provides the best guidance I’ve seen to date on how to design a course for University 2.0. The article draws from research on how people learn to develop … Continue reading
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Textbooks 2.0: A new model for the publishing industry?
An interesting article in a recent Wall Street Journal reminded me of some thoughts I’ve had about possible directions for texts in U2.0. The article made some observations about how certain traditional products were based on making customers purchase things … Continue reading
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Vetting the Product
Last week I observed that in my U2.0 teaching I haven’t been doing enough quality control. I’ve been changing the process of teaching/learning in my classes, but haven’t been vetting the product enough. I’ve been working to improve that recently. … Continue reading
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What Does School 2.0 Look Like?
David Warlick just published a provocative article in TechLearning called “A Day in the Life of Web 2.0” which provides a vision of what School 2.0 could look like. It’s similar to an earlier piece by Will Richardson. It also … Continue reading
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“Teaching” from a Distance
Late Friday afternoon I found out I had to be away Monday thru Wednesday, which meant I would not be able to attend the first year seminar Tuesday. What to do? Saturday morning while listening to our new President Bill … Continue reading
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Rethinking Grades and Learning
Is learning fundamentally a flow or a stock? Is learning about improving your skills and knowledge or about being skilled and knowledgeable? I ask these questions because often it appears to me that we’re grading what students know more than … Continue reading