Originally published on: March 30, 2016 Anyone teaching in higher education is familiar with the debate around end-of-semester student evaluation. Student participation is often low; …
Issue 2
Reflections on the EURECA Conference and Creatopia Day
Originally published on: March 17, 2015 I’ve recently returned home from my fantastic visit to the American University in Cairo, and I got off the …
The ‘Wicked Problems’ of Pedagogy and Teaching with Technology
Originally published on: October 31, 2012 Wicked problems occur in any domain involving stakeholders with differing perspectives” (Conklin, 2005) When I started this long overdue …
To Read, or Not to Read … But That’s Not the Question!
Originally published on: September 20, 2011 I often hear faculty members complaining that students don’t “do” the assigned readings and students complaining about the length, …
Teaching vs Research: Moving the Debate Forward (Part 1)
Originally published on: April 20, 2010 The perennial problem of the relationship between teaching and research has persisted in academia for generations, but with some …
The 2 + 2 Schedule: Revisiting Active Learning on the Classroom
Originally published on: October 5, 2009 The Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT) has long been an advocate for ‘active learning’ and numerous “New Chalk …