Discussion Grades not a good measure of leaning. There are so many issues with grades. Behavior is a function of people and the environment. Lewin’s Equation It is particularly challenging in programs like nursing with high GPA entrance requirements. What can we do? How can we support the creation of Read more…
Stephen McNeil talked about how he has used guided inquiry in large classes even though it is designed for small classes. Key principles: There is a planned endpoint for the learning: That is where the planning starts. Students go through a cycle of exploration, concept invention, and concept adaptation. Sharing Read more…
Aaron and I kind of need to be seen in person because we are highly interactive and entertaining. This session is intended to be interactive as participants are here to build game ideas that they can use in their context. Here are our slides from today’s talk to help you Read more…
Deciding what session to go to was quite difficult. This one caught my interest because unhappiness is all over Twitter and on several campuses. It is also something I don’t usually see discussed at conferences that we need to learn how to deal with. We have retreats on campus and Read more…
The keynote speaker Irshad Manji at STLHE 2019 spoke about her observation that we live in a society that encourages students to be outraged at the social injustices. What follows are a few key take-aways from her talk (not detailed notes). There are a lot of good tweets summarizing her Read more…
