Nov 4, 2013
Lately I’ve been studying Agile Programming. One idea new to me is the concept of “technology debt.” The gist is this: if developers choose to release a version of software with fewer features or more bugs than planned and desired, they accumulate a...
Nov 4, 2013
One strategy to elicit critical thinking is to omit important facts when presenting scenarios to students for classroom discussion. Often instructors take considerable care in class to articulate each important fact within a particular scenario that students will...
Nov 4, 2013
My writings involve movement descriptions taken from my classroom. I am trying to bring the reader into a dance classroom to catch a glimpse of movement education. “Today we will start facing away from the mirror. Although the mirror serves as an important...
Nov 4, 2013
That’s right! Ever thought about using a quiz for a lesson? Or how about as a study guide? It’s easy, and it’s all in how you set it up. Instead of an assessment tool, re-purpose as an active learning activity where students can: Watch a video clip. Go to websites...
Nov 4, 2013
Thinking Inside The Box By Brian Sweeney I spent two years in Germany with the U.S. Army, providing bomb disposal support to highly classified missions. I would get a call telling me to get to an airfield within usually 6 hours, without being told where I was going...
