…21st century skill,” Rodgers says. “Yes it’s important that they come to them with skills and knowledge, but the ability to continue to learn, to find information, and then be…
…with a low-tech approach such as Excel, Guelph uses two different software applications to accomplish its goals. Using the Visual Understanding Environment (VUE), an open source project based at Tufts…
…of the institution as a whole. In fact, you’re likely to be the sort of person who will be in your supervisor’s office constantly, complaining about your compensation package and…
…make a commitment to a paperless classroom that uses more e-learning concepts and “e-nvironmentally friendly” strategies. This article describes the changes I’ve made and how they support learning outcomes and…
…learn more when they spend more time studying, practicing, reading, writing, and working on complex “messy” problems without ready solutions. But, as Arum and Roksa point out, today’s students do…
…This is in contrast to having a one- to- one, teacher to student question-answer session in the class. To initiate a class discussion, a good starting point would be to…
Curriculum, instruction, and assessment: the three fundamental components of education, whether online or face to face. Author Milton Chen calls these the “three legs of the classroom stool” and reminds…
…courses: Get to know your students. Early on in the course, low-stakes assignments that ask students to introduce themselves or discuss their goals for the course help provide a baseline…
