Nov 17, 2014
The dreaded pile of papers. We assign writing with high hopes, walk our students through the process, give feedback and direction at every step, and then it all comes down to that: one giant stack for us to wrangle. Instructors sometimes avoid assigning papers just...
Nov 17, 2014
Writing an effective and appropriate Significant Learning Outcome is in some ways similar to creating a work of art. You have to know what to put, where to put it, and when to stop before you put too much on your page. See the video below for one version of what a...
Nov 17, 2014
How well did I design this lesson? I think it’s in good shape, for I’ve polished and PDCA’ed many times over the years. Could I find out how well students have prepared for a lesson? How long did they spend? Where did they struggle? Could I discover...
Nov 17, 2014
One of our students came to me the other day with a situation regarding his accommodation. Background: the student has a condition that affects his fine motor skills leaving his handwriting illegible. One of the approved accommodations is a scribe during tests and...
Nov 17, 2014
Well, learning, from a behaviorists standpoint, is a persistent and measurable alteration in an organism’s behavior. We know we can measure the alteration in behavior fairly easily in our own test subjects (i.e. students). Give them some form of assessment and...
