It started from a post in a course discussion forum when someone mentioned the book Who Moved My Cheese. So off I go to read and review the Wikipedia entry to learn more. I was struck by the notion of change being a constant. It linked to a quote I’d heard that the only thing you
I’ve been thinking and doing some reading about assessment and feedback, particularly in light of the ‘disposable assignment’ conversation. If you haven’t read anything on this topic, I’d suggest David Wiley’s Open Pedagogy and Michael Paskevicius’ Killing the Disposable Assignment as a starting point. I’ve been contemplating just what a disposable assignment entails, looks like, or
I’m reflecting on teaching and learning and why this work is worth doing. What keeps me coming back? What makes it all worth the effort? This reflection is partly a post-TESS18 curation, but more a reframing of what this means for my own teaching. At the end of every day, I should be able to
In teaching and course design, whether it’s for face to face or online learning, there’s a need to plan the learning to accommodate and engage every student. While we often don’t know who those students are before the course is set up, there are many things we can do to ensure student success. There’s a
This past week has been been a challenging one. At times I didn’t know if I was up or down. These two words FLEXIBLE and ORGANIZED are ringing true for my work as an educator, and for my students in their work as learners and teachers. These two concepts really go together well in teaching
