Category Archives: GEDI

May 6, 2013
4:23 am
by: Gargi Singh

The Power of Teaching~

Reflecting back on the entire semester of GEDI and PFP classes at VT, I sense that my intention and attitude towards teaching have elevated from the desire to help others (students) find beauty in engineering in a way that I have found, to something ev… Continue reading →

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May 6, 2013
4:23 am
by: Gargi Singh

The Power of Teaching~

Reflecting back on the entire semester of GEDI and PFP classes at VT, I sense that my intention and attitude towards teaching have elevated from the desire to help others (students) find beauty in engineering in a way that I have found, to something ev… Continue reading →

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May 4, 2013
8:34 pm
by: hamidibehzad

Writing Your Own Teaching Philosophy!

I ran into this useful video about writing your teaching philosophy and thought it would be useful for others in GEDI class. I like it and I think it will give you a good perspective of how to write your own teaching philosophy. Continue reading →

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May 4, 2013
7:47 pm
by: kerr

Why Teacher Training Matters

For my last GEDI-related post, I wanted to bring the conversation full circle, and it turns out that Virginia Tech’s Collegiate Times has an article that helps me to do just that. Please click on the page below to access … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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May 3, 2013
6:30 pm
by: Gargi Singh

PBL: Open ended and close ended~

Having done the PBL and watched the presentations of other groups, I am Thrilled!Wow! What amazing topics! How amazing ethical, social, financial dilemmas! How very unique structure of the PBLs and layout for assessments. Congrats fellow GEDIs! I am im… Continue reading →

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May 3, 2013
6:30 pm
by: Gargi Singh

PBL: Open ended and close ended~

Having done the PBL and watched the presentations of other groups, I am Thrilled!Wow! What amazing topics! How amazing ethical, social, financial dilemmas! How very unique structure of the PBLs and layout for assessments. Congrats fellow GEDIs! I am im… 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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April 27, 2013
7:33 pm
by: kerr

Collaborative Learning ≠ Easy ≠ “Please like me”

Every once in a while, something happens that brings home the importance of pedagogy, the need for teachers (and teachers-to-be) to examine what and how we teach…and to what end. I participated in one of those “things” this week. It … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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April 24, 2013
12:56 am
by: hamidibehzad

The Effects of Multitasking in Learning Environments

I found an article (source) investigating the effects of multitasking in learning environments. It studied two groups of students as the subjects. Both groups heard the same exact lecture and tested immediately following the lecture. The first group of students was allowed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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April 22, 2013
9:30 pm
by: Gargi Singh

Contemplative Practices Part 3 (Engineering and Science Higher Ed)

Last weekend, we had a wonderful conference at Virginia Tech, ‘Contemplative Practices for a Technological Society’. Here is summary of my notes that pertain to including contemplative practices in higher ed (engineering and science only) from that con… Continue reading →

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