Questions Worth Asking about Educational Technology
Last week brought the second meeting of the committee on which I serve that has been charged by my university’s chancellor to …
A Crowdsourced Rubric for Evaluating Infographics
I’m teaching a statistics course this spring. It’s the fourth time I’ve taught this course, and, in an effort to make it …
Pinterest, Gender, and Platform Selection
Last week, I had the pleasure of guest teaching in a digital humanities graduate course in the French department. The course is …
A Few Favorite Podcasts
Back in September I shared several of my favorite blogs: blogs on teaching, technology, and visual thinking. When I started that series, …
Why Cite a Tweet?
You may have heard that the Modern Language Association (the MLA) has released guidelines on citing a tweet in an academic paper. …
A Visit to St. Olaf College
I’m writing this from Northfield, Minnesota, home to St. Olaf College, where I spent yesterday meeting with faculty and giving a couple …
Teaching with Clickers in Law
I’m giving a talk today on teaching with clickers at the Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law in Knoxville, Tennessee. I …
The Role of Writing in the Teaching of Mathematics (Part 1)
Last week while visiting Elon University, I had the opportunity to participate in a number of interesting conversations about the role of …
A Few Clicker Questions from the Sciences
I’m guest-teaching in a graduate-level course on college science teaching this morning. The instructor, Erika Grundstrom, asked me to talk with her …
The Future of Educational Technology (First Draft)
Now that I’ve processed my experience with the “faculty development question” at yesterday’s meeting of our committee on the Internet and social …