Shortcomings of the Scaffolding Metaphor for Teaching
…scarring those who cannot do? These questions need research and discussion that take a fresh perspective and vocabulary that helps us name the crucial activities. What we don’t need are…
…scarring those who cannot do? These questions need research and discussion that take a fresh perspective and vocabulary that helps us name the crucial activities. What we don’t need are…
…instructor has lost both a sense of focus and a point of view. The solution is to separate the mechanical comments and the substantive comments. The mechanical comments encourage the…
…PLE to improve learning outcomes. Consider how a PLE can work at your own institution. Feedback As usual, I welcome your comments, criticisms, and cries of outrage in the comments…
…of the one-room schoolhouse. The teaching that occurs in this particular research course (part of a degree program that requires students to participate in research) is done by teachers and…
…more employable, to make the nation competitive in world markets, and to add to the economy’s of the university’s service area. For this reason, undergraduate education, particularly in the first…
…is really, really time consuming; I’ve never spent this much time writing before; and I didn’t realize it would take SO much time but I am really happy with the…
…asking questions. Rephrase and wonder about the questions as if you’re trying to figure out possible solutions like the students are. Break up cliques by having students count off and…
…charge of a committee or academic unit can unintentionally encourage groupthink by acting in such a way that causes them to be seen as advocates for a specific approach rather…
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