Imagination + Private Universes + Expectations + Motivation + Visual Meetings
Okay, so I didn’t finish David Sibbet’s new book Visual Meetings over winter break. But I did read a couple of chapters! …
Fractals, Metacognition, and the Affective Domain (#lilly10)
More from the the 30th annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching at Miami University in Ohio back in November… A Fractal Thinker …
Dealing with Cranky Students (#lilly10)
More from the the 30th annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching at Miami University in Ohio… Cranky Students: Causes and Approaches for …
Participatory Culture in the Classroom: Moving Beyond Personal Learning
Here’s another post in my series on Clay Shirky’s new book, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age. I’ve finally …
A Case Against Class Participation Grades: Negating and Remaking Social Contracts
Here are some more thoughts inspired by Clay Shirky’s new book, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age. And, yes, …
Experiments in Class Participation – An Update on My Cryptography Course
Back in early August here on the blog, I described a few “experiments” in more public class participation I planned to implement …
Generosity and Selfishness in Small Groups: Dealing with the Free Rider Problem
More thoughts inspired by Clay Shirky’s new book, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age… In Chapter 4 (“Opportunity”) Shirky …
How File Sharing Is Spiteful but Cheating through Facebook Isn’t So Bad
Here’s the next installment in my series (parts one, two, three, and four) on Clay Shirky’s new book, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and …
Student Motivation and Class Participation – Lessons from “Cognitive Surplus”
More thoughts on Clay Shirky’s new book, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age… As I mentioned the last time, …
Personal and Social Motivations for Students – Lessons from “Cognitive Surplus”
More thoughts on Clay Shirky’s new book, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age… In Chapter 2, Shirky described the …