learning
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Surface Learning vs. Deep Learning
Today’s post stems from a seminar that I participated in this morning. The seminar was sponsored by the Center for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching, and University Assessment at Miami University and was titled, Deep Learning: Getting Beyond, “Will This Be on the Exam?” The presenter was Keith Roberts from Hanover College, a sociology professor
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Spoonfeeding Today’s Students
I had a meeting with an instructor yesterday that got me to thinking. During the conversation, we began talking about today’s students and their “learning styles.” This was triggered from a student suggestion to provide more straightforward responses to student questions in class. There was a little more context at the given time, however, due
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Changes Are Needed
The title of this post can have multiple meanings, of which I’ll explain 2 possible meanings here.Have you ever felt like you aren’t sure why you have a job? I have, quite frequently, in fact. Don’t get me wrong, I love my job (at least most of it) and I enjoy the people that I
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Repurposing My Blog
It’s been a long time since I’ve written an entry for this site. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to, but I haven’t been sure what my intentions with this blog are. This site has gone through redesigns since I first purchased it back in… 2006? I really don’t remember the year. But I remember