The Points Don’t Matter: MOOCs, Resumes, and Learning
Consider this an addendum to my last post recapping the recent Coursera Partners Conference in London. As I mentioned in that post, …
On-Demand MOOCs, Revenue Streams, and More from #Coursera14
Earlier this month I attended the 2014 Coursera Partners Conference in London. I wasn’t able to attend last year’s Partners Conference, but, …
Student Notetaking for Recall and Understanding: A Lit Review Review
I’m giving a talk on sketchnotes in the classroom next week at Indiana University. (I’m following John (Engaging Ideas) Bean in their …
Statistics and the Complexity of Learning: #FutureEd Week Two
One more post on Week 2 of “The History and Future of (Mostly) Higher Education,” in which I attempt to defend the …
Standardized vs. Multiple-Choice Testing: #FutureEd Week Two
More from Week 2 of “The History and Future of (Mostly) Higher Education“… In one of the Week 2 videos, Cathy Davidson …
Quizzes with No Wrong Answers: #FutureEd Week Two
I’m behind in the “History and Future of (Mostly) Higher Education” MOOC led by Duke University’s Cathy Davidson, but after this evening’s …
Rap Genius, Course Constitutions, and Formative Assessment: #FutureEd Week One
This weekend I caught up on “The History and Future of (Mostly) Higher Education,” a massive open online course (MOOC) taught by …
Teaching with Clickers in Medical Resident Education
Back in the day, this blog was nothing but posts about teaching with clickers. (I had just written a book on the …
Students, Technology, and Super Mario Bros.
For my second workshop at the University of Iowa this week, I was asked to tackle the difficult subject of how students …
Beyond the Five-Page Paper: Representing Student Learning Visually
As I look over the “visual learning” category here on the blog, I noticed that I haven’t posted slides from a presentation …