Oct 31, 2014
Week 2: Research shows that science scores in the US are low and a personal relationship to nature is lacking. When improperly used, technology can replace experiences in nature, and a litigious society keeps our young people from having frequent experiences in the...
Oct 30, 2014
Description: I practically tore my hair out in trying to find a way to genuinely honor the practice of the Socratic Method in my on-line philosophy class. I soon discovered that the solution lies in viewing the values that are fundamental to your academic discipline...
Oct 27, 2014
Collecting writing assignments can be as scary for instructors as it is for the students handing them in. Often we feel like it is random chance as to whether students complete their writing successfully, but there are many things we can do to support better writing....
Oct 27, 2014
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. ~Author: B F Skinner “Education in 1984” New Scientist 21 May 64 I think of this quote when I am frantic. I get busy, I fall into survival mode, and I find myself in a frenzy. However, when what...
Oct 23, 2014
Each semester the fundamental nursing instructors have to evaluate 45 nursing students on 24 different skills. Each skill takes about 10 minutes to evaluate. This equates to 10,800 minutes or 180 hours of class time to complete. The students become frustrated because...
