As we look at traditional education and try and explain how it got this way, one topic is so taboo that it rarely gets discussed. as much as we love and value our students, they can be a lit...
Update: Just had an amazing pitch meeting with the University of California's Office of the President, and they agreed to move my mobile app Picture Yourself in College into production!
Details are sketchy at this point, but the app may be used to reach...
(This post is part of a series called “The Connected Class Community”).
The Golden Apple is the most cryptic and strange of all of these ingredients. Not surprisingly, it’s also difficult to explain. I think the idea will make sense after a couple...
Did you know you can save time and effort by starting a Frequently Asked Questions Discussion Board in your course? Do you get tired of answering the same student questions over and over? Save time and effort by starting a Frequent Asked Questions forum in your course! It i...
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Even in the upper grades, students are struggling to make the transition from “learning‐to‐read” to “reading‐to‐learn”. Give a struggling reader a context‐reduced novel written in old, antiquated language and you will realize that students need as much life‐like context as w...