Bill the Jazz-Playing Accountant: A Classroom Experiment in #Math216
The other day, I described a couple of prediction questions I used in my stats course to create “times for telling” in …
Prediction Questions, Simulations, and Times for Telling in #Math216
Last Friday was the first day of a unit on probability in my statistics course. In order to motivate this unit, the …
In-Class Ecological Footprint Data Visualization Challenge
Yesterday’s Math 216 activity brought together several of my favorite teaching ideas: challenge cycles, visual thinking, and mobile learning. We’re starting our …
When Statistics Is Like a Wedding
Today was the first day of spring classes here, and I’m back in the classroom after 12 months of doing other things. …
Creating Times for Telling with Clicker Questions?
At that How People Learn workshop yesterday, I shared the idea of asking clicker questions you expect a good number of students …
Clickers in Psychology: Change-Ups, Recaps, and Times for Telling
The Educational Support Team at the School of Arts and Social Sciences (ESTSASS) at the City University London recently posted a six-minute …
Article: Higdon et al. (2011) – Word Clouds for Free-Response Questions (#EDUSprint)
Reference: Higdon, J., Reyerson, K., McFadden, C., & Mummey, K. (2011). Twitter, Wordle, and ChimeIn as student response pedagogies. EDUCAUSE Quarterly 34(1). …
Clickers, One of Oprah’s Favorite Things
Someone mentioned to me a few weeks ago that she saw Oprah Winfrey use clickers on her talk show. I tweeted about …
Video Clips from My Georgetown University Talks
The great people at the Center for New Designs in Learning & Scholarship (CNDLS), who hosted my visit to Georgetown University last …
Plagiarism or Not? More Clicker Questions about Academic Integrity
In my last post, I described the discussions that resulted in my first-year writing seminar from a few clicker questions on academic …