Originally published on: May 6, 2008 I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. (Albert Einstein) …
Issue 2
“Better Thinkers, Better Futures” (2) The Perry Model: Dualism [1]
Originally published on: May 22, 2007 The very first time I walked in class to teach “Scientific Thinking”, I asked my students what they had …
Learning Relationships: From Theory to Designing Learning Objects
Originally published on: May 16, 2006 In a recent issue of New Chalk Talk (Volume 5, No. 3), Dr Doris Jones contributed a most welcome comment …
“The Critical Thinking Rubric” *
Originally published on: October 4, 2005 “…in all cases where critical thinking is desired, students need to explicitly and consciously use criteria to assess their …
Active Learning (4) Is Cooperative/Collaborative Learning a Self-Less Pursuit
Originally published on: October 26, 2004 The immediate answer to the question is a very definite and emphatic NO. In fact the rest of this …
“Help! I Have No Focus”: Student-Centered Discussions on WebCT (Part I)
Originally published on: January 10, 2004 Although research has shown that student-centered environments foster learning, those of us who teach know that creating such an …