Announcing the Winners of the 2015 Agile Learning Educational Prezi Awards!
“Spatial arrangements convey meaning.” That’s what I tell people when they ask for advice on using Prezi, the zooming presentation tool. That’s …
The Agile Learning Educational Prezi Awards 2015 – Call for Nominations
Earlier this month Prezi announced the winners of the First Annual Prezi Awards for best prezis of the year. Regular readers of …
Teaching Cryptography, Writing History
Cross-posted from Wonders & Marvels. When you teach mathematics, it’s not every semester that a major motion picture is released that’s squarely …
Trickle Up
I’ve been busy this month with a variety of activities worth blogging about: the CIRTL Network MOOC on STEM teaching, the De …
First Person Singular
Your first paper assignment asks you to make an argument drawing largely on your personal experiences and perspectives. Did you have writing …
MOOC-Supported Learning Communities for Future STEM Faculty
I’m very pleased to announce that the free, seven-week, online course “An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching” is now open for …
From the Director: Teaching, Difference, and Power
Cross-posted from the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching blog. Several years ago, I read about a line of research in mathematics education …
Coordination and Coherence: Behind the Scenes of a Multi-Institution MOOC
Back in November, I announced that the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching would be part of a $750,000, three-year, multi-institution National Science …
Taking Notes in an Active Learning Classroom: Does It Even Matter?
Back in February, I posted a short lit review of the research on student notetaking. I was recently reminded of a couple …
Why Use Sketchnotes in the Classroom?
Update, 7/16/23: This post is still getting hundreds of views, even after nine years! If you’re using sketchnotes in your classroom, I …