Just as I thought I had online teaching under control*, we were advised that the new form of teaching for the summer semester would be with Blended Flexible Learning (BFL). Our university put together a 40 hour course on the…
I recently came across the results of a survey by Pearson on the use of social media by faculty members, for teaching and learning. You can find the full report here. Since the report is heavy on graphs and data…
Now that I finished my first semester of teaching, I've been breaking my head on one question that keeps coming back to my mind, and that's the following:I realize there are as many learning styles as there are students in…
If you find 20 minutes to spare, watch this video:Not only does Josh Kaufman show in this video that it only takes us 20 hours to learn something new, but it also shows how research results can be misinterpreted: how…
One of the things I enjoy most as an academician is the ability to learn all the time. As I read new publications and get acquainted with new test results or new theories, or try to read about a related…
As part of the MIT Medialab Course on Learning Creative Learning, I followed the YouTube lecture on Powerful Ideas.The interesting idea here comes in around the 27 min mark, in which Alan Kay argues that we shouldn't speak of STEM,…
Kickstart Your Change organizes a variety of free courses through the Ruzuku course platform.Topics range from photography, career planning to nourishing your creativity and improving your health.The courses typically last about five days, and take about 15 minutes a day. For…
As part of the "Learning Creative Learning" MOOC from the MIT Medialab, we got assigned watching this video.For all of us in higher education, there is so much food for thought in this talk. Joi Ito touches upon using the…
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