The folks at Educational Technology and Mobile Learning have posted TED Talks’ recent list of education-related presentations, to commemorate Education Week. From teacher Dan Meyer’s observation that “Math class needs a makeover” to Bennington College president Liz Coleman’s contention that “modern liberal arts education pushes students towards a single discipline with an exclusive viewpoint with an aversion to social values,” ... Read More »
In my experience in higher ed, I’ve learned this rule: Governance is impervious to being fixed. Somehow it works, and no degree of AAU guidance will make it uniform, or even rational. And a university’s governance works only at that university; whereas one school takes 12 minutes to approve a new concept, another may take 12 years. In general, though, ... Read More »
Not long ago, I posted an entry on my own blog about the ways in which the instructor’s role might be able to be reinvented, rather than undermined, by the assimilation of online tools and process. My hypothesis was that with some readjustment, continued focus on quality and a research mindset, instructors who embrace innovations and look seriously at available ... Read More »