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Knowledge
There is a deep well of knowledge that not everyone knows how to access. Some who access it have no want to share it with others. Some share about the knowledge but they don't share the knowledge itself. Few find the knowledge. Fewer are willing and able to give true...
Born Digital – Part One
Born somewhere between 1979 and 2002, the majority of NMC’s current students fall in the generational stereotype of “Digital Native”: never knowing life without computers, video games, cell phones (smartphones), and cloud computing. Assumptions abound about how this...
Perceptual Learning Method/Module (PLM)
The purpose of the Perceptual Learning Method/Module or PLM is to introduce and reinforce concepts, ideas, or meaning without detailed explanation --or “any” explanation for that matter. The aim is to SHOW learners a concept, idea, or meaning and allow them...
Groups: Student Selected or Teacher Selected
I have had students do group work in my various classes for decades. Until last year I always let the students choose their own groups. Some groups worked well together and some did not. When a group did not work well together it was difficult to remedy the situation....