As educators, we need to STOP locking up all our curriculum content behind logins and passwords. We need to stop following behind our institutions like compliant sheep when our leaders suggest things like, “You should put your entire course in BlackBoard / WebCT / Moodle / etc.” In today’s webinar, I argued that every classroom [...]
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How to Teach
Posted by swaphr on September 27th, 2011
If educators want to move away from broadcast models of teaching, the obvious questions arises “how are we supposed to teach and how will students learn?”. One particularly valuable benefit of traditional design and teaching models is the creation of a central platform or cohesive view of knowledge in a particular domain. We need some [...]
Value Education
Posted by swaphr on September 27th, 2011
Higher education faces a value crisis. Value is a fuzzy concept. In theory, I can purchase a $3 steak that isn’t a good value. Or a $20 hamburger that is a great value. Similarly, I could purchase a house for $500k that was a great value pre-2008 and is suddenly a terrible value in 2011. [...]
Tips on Choosing Housemates While in Uni/College
Posted by swaphr on September 14th, 2011
Before choosing your University/College housemates be sure to take a look over these important tips from the folks at http://www.cybersplat.co.uk.
A Student’s Guide to Credit and Credit Cards
Posted by swaphr on September 14th, 2011
If you’re a college student, or about to become one, chances are you’re thinking about getting a credit card. In fact, you may have already received numerous offers for student credit cards, and you’re wondering which one is the right type of credit card for you. Here’s another great article from Student Finance Domain that [...]