Monthly Archives: March 2013

March 25, 2013
10:50 pm
by: Mike Ekoniak

Equity and Education

I came across this article recently on how successful Finland’s education system has become through a focus on equity in education. There are no private schools in Finland, and there is no focus on excellence per se. Rather, there is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Contemporary Pedagogy

March 25, 2013
10:43 pm
by: themacroworldofmicrobes

A bitter taste from my college education experience in China

Two weeks ago, I met one of my friends, Tong, at Wall memorial gym at our routing Friday badminton night. Both of us are close to graduation this year and we couldn’t stop talking about current job hunting situations once we … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in PFP13S

March 25, 2013
10:38 pm
by: Mike Ekoniak

Interdisciplinary Problem Based Learning

Problem Based Learning (PBL) seems to make a lot of sense.  Students should be engaged in multifaceted problems that reflect real-world situations.  However, the disciplinary nature of most courses would seem to limit the extent of a PBL environment’s interdisciplinarity, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Contemporary Pedagogy

March 25, 2013
7:28 pm
by: Ethan's dad

Triple bottom line for the sustainability – Economic

People have to consider the triple bottom line for the sustainability; Social, Environmental, and Economic. Three factors always are connect to each other at the same time. In other words, each factor impacts on the sustainability and it decides the success … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in GEDI

March 25, 2013
7:14 pm
by: Katy Gieder

Rethinking the traditional MATH syllabus

I don’t know about you, but whenever I read any piece about why traditional lecture format classes are outdated, inefficient, inappropriate, etc., I picture myself in a large lecture hall, listening to a professor way down at the front of class writing equations after equation on the board. In essence, when I think bad lecture(…) Continue reading →

March 25, 2013
6:03 pm
by: lesliegm

The Ability to Turn Off

Six years ago, I was working in the Pentagon and feeling particularly excited about the fact that I had recently received a promotion that required me to carry a government-issued blackberry.  Back then, it was sort of a right of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in gedivts13, PFP13S

March 25, 2013
5:48 pm
by: Gargi Singh

Emphasis, Directive, Apathy, and Hope

In our last class, we travelled over to three utterly different and beautiful countries: El Salvador, Ecuador, and China.What a beautiful trip it was!El Salvador has a remarkable UN Development Index  record for South AmericaWhat st… Continue reading →

Posted in PFP13S

March 25, 2013
5:48 pm
by: Gargi Singh

Emphasis, Directive, Apathy, and Hope

In our last class, we travelled over to three utterly different and beautiful countries: El Salvador, Ecuador, and China.What a beautiful trip it was!El Salvador has a remarkable UN Development Index  record for South AmericaWhat st… Continue reading →

Posted in PFP13S

March 25, 2013
2:59 pm
by: John "Jack" Whitmore

Dr. Karpanty’s Pyramid Scheme

Last Wednesday, Dr. Karpanty provided direct insight into the practice of case based learning, based on her direct observation in the performance of her teaching pedagogy. While some may have gained understanding of the practice, I … Continue reading →

Posted in gedivts13

March 25, 2013
2:59 pm
by: John "Jack" Whitmore

Dr. Karpanty’s Pyramid Scheme

Last Wednesday, Dr. Karpanty provided direct insight into the practice of case based learning, based on her direct observation in the performance of her teaching pedagogy. While some may have gained understanding of the practice, I … Continue reading →

Posted in gedivts13