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Learning via Discussion
“I cannot teach anyone anything. I can only make them think” –Socrates My students impress me in so many ways, and one is in their verbal abilities. While working with students in a testing situation, I offer the opportunity to verbally explain answers to test...
Learning for Life
In my high school, there was a statement over the entrance way that read, “Learn not for school, but for life.” I think the best gift of being an educator is that we have the ability to learn from every student, every peer, every day. I know that is a journey that...
OER Pilot
OER = Open Educational Resources made freely and legally available on the Internet for anyone to reuse, revise, remix and redistribute. The Friday Forum held on November 7th, 2014 involved a discussion and review of OERs and the official introduction of the OER pilot...
From Captain Kirk to Gandalf the White; What’s An Educator To Do?
I grew up with a brother who was and is a Trekkie. On a normal day, after school and football practice, he was found glued to the TV set watching the most recent episode of Star Trek. Not only was he glued, but he ran with a crowd in our high school who were also...