About a year ago, I experienced what we all do sooner or later in the course of our face-to-face teaching careers: something terrible and unexpected happened in class. In my case, a student collapsed and became unresponsive*.*The student was okay,…
Category: Trends and Change
On (re)living the real and almost-real, and what it means for learning
Posted in Technology, and Trends and Change
VR can be a lot of things – disorienting, dizzying (literally), fun, strange, and emotional.
Can a textbook change your life?
Posted in Cognitive Psychology and Learning, Higher Education, Technology, and Trends and Change
One did for me, and now I wonder what’s next.
What higher ed could learn from dairy farmers
Posted in Higher Education, Technology, and Trends and Change
I just got back from a trip to see a college friend who lives in eastern Canada.
The psychology of transparency, and what it means for learning
Posted in Course Redesign, First-year Learning Initiative, Higher Education, Ideas and Resources, Student Success, and Trends and Change
Have you heard of the transparency concept in teaching gateway courses?