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Service Learning:Transfer,Time,Travel (Part 2)
Last week, I discussed how service learning could provide a real context for students to learn writing skills I’m trying to teach them (such as making appeals to an audience effectively). Focusing on an issue that is current and relevant in a local context can...
You’re Invited to join the e-Portfolio Learning Community!
Would you like to learn more about Mahara, an open source web-based electronic portfolio system for students? Would you like to learn more about how students can customize their portfolio and feature their course work, display their resume or CV, write journals, embed...
Of Mystery and Education
I have two sons and wonder with a sense of mystery what it means to educate them well. I grew up believing that education was somehow about taking a bunch of stuff which was external to me and making it a part of me. You know, taking that which is external and making...
Students & Teachers
The podcast " In The Classroom, Common Ground Can Transform GPAs" on Hidden Brain with host Shankar Vedantam, we begin to see the tremendous benefit of connecting with your students - finding common ground. Of course, we already know that connecting with your students...