I think if there’s anything enduring to say about online teaching–given that the technologies themselves are sometimes impermanent–it’s maybe that online instruction is most engaging when modalities are mixed, when interfaces are intuitive, when the tool is configured as essential…
Category: Professional Development
When I was first trained in writing pedagogy, vilifying the 5¶ model was par for the course. It seemed fairly normal at some of my early institutions to announce, “How many of you wrote essays using the 5¶ model in…
The effects of airplane turbulence aside, I’m feeling more like myself and realizing how much I’ve been meaning to write about. The surreal nature of being classified in the ER. The progressively decreased emphasis on quality of work in favor…
Which is why, of course, I’m blogging right now, but in the meantime, check out this series of posts on abolishing grades in education. While this applies more to secondary ed than higher ed, I’ve often (fruitlessly) toyed with the…