Monthly Archives: April 2013

April 30, 2013
5:08 pm
by: lauriembianchi

the Life of Pie

I totally out did myself once again on a strawberry rhubarb pie.  If I do say so myself, I make ridiculously delicious pies.  Which has nothing to do with pedagogy really except that something occurred to me as I was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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April 30, 2013
1:41 pm
by: Ivette Valenzuela

Being a Millennial means: using more technology ,having a higher confidence level and being more diverse

Being a millennial, goes beyond to a DOB (date of birth), it is more about how much we are being adapted to new trends and technology.  I feel like adapting to technology has become mostly a survival skill. If we do not learn how to use technology, our capacity to communicate, increase our network and even getting […] Continue reading →

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April 30, 2013
3:12 am
by: sopranoali

Faculty free speech?

Folks, we’re going to delve into something pretty dicey here, so as famous sorority chick at University of Maryland said, “Strap yourself down to your chair, this is going to be a rough ride” (in so many words). I want … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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April 29, 2013
8:33 pm
by: John "Jack" Whitmore

iPad review and suggestion

I dropped my loaner iPad the other day and it is dented. How? Maybe it has to deal with the device being front operated grass, with rear operated stability. You hold it like a book, except the book has a slippery curved back side. As someone who has dr… Continue reading →

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April 29, 2013
8:33 pm
by: John "Jack" Whitmore

iPad review and suggestion

I dropped my loaner iPad the other day and it is dented. How? Maybe it has to deal with the device being front operated grass, with rear operated stability. You hold it like a book, except the book has a slippery curved back side. As someone who has dr… Continue reading →

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April 29, 2013
8:17 pm
by: tanyamh

iPad Adventures

Thanks to my Contemporary Pedagogy instructor being able to rent out iPads to all of us ‘unfortunate’ graduate students without one of our very own, I have had access to this device for the past semester. Initially, I was pretty excited but also a bit cautious. Why cautious? Well, I didn’t want to become reliant(…) Continue reading →

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April 29, 2013
7:41 pm
by: bahareh

Life as a graduate student

OMG! Life as a graduate student is sometimes unbearable. We are all graduate students and you all know what I am talking about. Sometimes it is fun that there is no time obligation; you can stay up all night working … Continue reading → Continue reading →

April 29, 2013
4:37 pm
by: Phil

The Science of Teaching

Is teaching science or art? Read through the first part here: http://blogs.lt.vt.edu/plh5012/2013/04/17/the-art-of-teaching/ There is a science to teaching. This is known by many IN the sciences, as we study numbers, statistics and subjects all the time. Why would students and their test scores be any different?  To start, let’s think about how students learn in […] Continue reading →

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April 29, 2013
12:30 am
by: sopranoali

Disconnect to connect.

So I came across this picture the other day, and thought it was tragically hilarious. Funny, right? Or maybe, too honest. Example: I literally almost ran over a student on main street this weekend who was crossing the road on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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April 28, 2013
4:37 pm
by: hamidibehzad

Classroom Teaching Practices: Ten Lessons Learned

The following ten teaching lessons are extracted from a study conducted by Cabrera et al. (2002). (Source) 1. Good teaching can promote student development. 2. Learning is a social phenomenon. 3. Students have different ways of knowing. 4. College teaching is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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