Reading Andrew Delbanco’s “College” – What Is Liberal Education?
This fall’s first-year common reading at Vanderbilt is College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be by Andrew Delbanco. I’m reading the …
Interview on Casting Out Nines
I’ve mentioned Robert Talbert a few times here on the blog, notably in this post on the inverted or “flipped” classroom. Robert …
Workshops Work… Sometimes
Earlier this week, Matt “Dean Dad” Reed blogged about faculty development workshops, arguing that most workshops don’t work. Since we’re in the …
We Can’t X-Ray Their Brains
I’m giving a talk this morning at the 5th annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Academy hosted by Grand Valley State University. …
Not Your Father’s MOOCs
“I wish they would just step away from the MOOC terminology, which is, let’s be honest, copying and lending out a videotape …
Why Isn’t the Digital Humanities Community Building Great MOOCs?
In spite of the fact that I’m a mathematician, I’ve been fairly active in the digital humanities (DH) community for a while …
Social Pedagogies (#THE2013)
And here’s the Prezi for my concurrent session at the Technology in Higher Education conference in Qatar, “Social Pedagogies: Motivating Students through …
Technologies for Learning (#THE2013)
Here’s the Prezi for my keynote at the Technology in Higher Education conference in Qatar, “Technologies for Learning: Creating Active Learning Environments …
On the Road Again… Halfway Around the World
This weekend I get to take the longest plane ride of my life, a 14-hour flight from JFK (in New York City) …
Who Are Our Students? Bridging Local and Global Learning Communities #ELIFocus
Earlier this week I gave a short presentation as part of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s spring online focus session on MOOCs (massive …