Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 7:49 AM
Prelude
Getting away from lectures, even with 500+ students – why, and how so?
“Less is more.” “Well, they need to know it all.” “How much do they really know when they ‘learn it all,’ and in what ways do they ‘know’ it?”
Active Learning: when depth, and when breadth? For we cannot [...]
Entries from September 23rd, 2010
Thoughts on a Wednesday morning before classes commence
September 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Learning with the Web
September 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
You are right, Matt, that the web is the place/space for much learning to take place. In modern languages, for example, there is nothing in our classrooms and hardcover books that can replace some of what the web can do. Conversely, some of what is done in hardcover, physical books and in our classrooms cannot [...]