A Visual Definition of Critical Pedagogy
As a group, we were challenged to come up with a definition of Critical Pedagogy as championed by Paulo Freire. The following definition is what we came up with in … Continue Reading →
Author: Kristin
“When we focus on others, our world expands”
My thoughts on this week’s topic of inclusive pedagogy are somewhat all over the map. I read several resources for this week and found several quotes that have got me … Continue Reading →
Grade Addiction
Confession time: As a recovering grade addict, I have thought a lot about the effects of grades on my life. The terror of getting a grade worse than an A … Continue Reading →
Trial-and-error-and-Google
Reading the section called “Google the Error” in Thomas and Brown’s A New Culture of Learning hit home for me. A man named Allen had learned many different computer programming languages … Continue Reading →
Entertainment vs. Enlightenment
If your professor stood in front of your class and said “my purpose during the course of this semester is to set your mind on fire,” what would you envision … Continue Reading →
We are ALL cut out for learning
“So, what’s all the hype about Baby George?” I wondered as I left GEDI training (aka Contemporary Pedagogy) on Wednesday night. Our professor had sounded so disappointed that we couldn’t … Continue Reading →
Universities = Energy Wasters?
Have you ever wondered how much energy is wasted on campus? I think we can all agree that universities are BIG and need A LOT of energy to keep the … Continue Reading →
Student Assessment of Faculty in the University of the Future
I was asked to think about what I believe should change in higher education. While I don’t have a complete vision of what it should be, I was thinking about … Continue Reading →
Open Access Civil Engineering
If you had asked me a week ago to name an open access journal for civil engineering, I don’t think I could have named one. But today I found the … Continue Reading →
Faculty and MOOCs
I found this infographic from Chronicle of Higher Ed that shows some numbers describing how Massive Open Online Courses have disrupted the typical structure of college courses: I haven’t taught … Continue Reading →