There have been issues on predictably getting a bus in situations of inclement weather, and the Jo and JCCC make decisions independently of each other. (although the Jo does run a reduced schedule when the school is on break –…
Reflection on TBL Ad Campaign FA18
This year our “product” was civic engagement and we tied our Team Based Learning inquiry learning project to the mid-term elections. No one endorsed or campaigned for any candidate, but students were enouraged to research issues while focusing on a…
Inquiry and the Scientific Method through Comics
I dig graphic novels. I found this at the library for my son, and had to scan some of it. I hadn’t thought of the Inquiry Learning Method I’ve used as related to the Scientific Method, but I hadn’t talked…
What can you learn thru Read/Write web; what skills are needed (research notes)
Luckin et al. (2009) asks how the read/write web interacts with learning and what sort of skills support the kind of learning that happens in this environment, and notes that researchers (Buckingham, 2007; Green and Hannon, 2007; Jenkins, 2006) have…
Low tech solution: crowd sourced communication
Several groups of my comp 2 students chose campus communication as a key problem facing students. Last days to drop, deadlines for enrollment and other key dates pass and too many students remain oblivious. Email is an obvious solution –…
What New Students Need to Know.
One of my groups did a project on “Important things students should know before their first day of college” and they published originally to Facebook on May 8th, and it was republished in a local high school paper for the…
doldrums and the kracken
It’s that time. Students who can afford to relax – don’t; some come to grips with academic and personal goals for the first time; and some need help getting out of bed at the crack of noon. I feel it…
Lessons from Master Teachers
At the KCPDC Master Teacher Retreat this year, 20 of the best teachers from colleges in the KC metropolitan area generated a list of axioms or teaching truths: philosophy they teach by, such as: Teachers should violate expectations of the…
Inquiry-based Service Learning project
At the 2010 KCPDC Master Teacher Retreat, I had the privilege to sit in on a group discussion where several teachers shared success stories of a service learning projects informed by inquiry-based learning pedagogy. This pedagogy / andragogy works for…
powerpoint
Heard of Death by Powerpoint? It can be done well – but rarely seen it. Collecting links at delicious.