Anger and Domination Systems.

Anger and Domination Systems.

Part of the Non-Violent Communication that Marshall Rosenberg teaches includes understanding anger.  Anger, Rosenberg believes, is never the problem.  The problem is that the angry person is supporting what he calls the Domination System.  The Domination System...
Class Budget Activity

Class Budget Activity

In MTH 120 we spend most of our time problem solving. I provide them with rich problems which they work on in groups. One such problem is a budget activity. In this problem they are asked to help a young family get their spending under control and start saving some...
Cool Moodle PoodLL Tools: Now Available

Cool Moodle PoodLL Tools: Now Available

PoodLL Widgets allow you to easily add items like tabs, accordions, stopwatches, lightboxes and more to a Moodle course page.  Several PoodLL Widgets are now available. These tools can be a great way to spice up the way you’re delivering content in your course,...
How Can I Get My Students to Start Fighting?

How Can I Get My Students to Start Fighting?

I read an article in the New York Times this week called “Kids, Would you Please Start Fighting?” and I was struck by the thesis of the piece, especially as it relates to argument writing courses. The author discusses how argument is the genesis for...