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Myths of Teaching & Learning: What have you learned today?

A little method common in the academic area known as “assessment” is to ask students, at the end of a class the question: What have you learned in the class? This is the latest myth I’m covering, in the series … Continue reading

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Myths of Learning & Teaching – 6

Lectures, explanations, and the illusion of learning What happens in the following real-life class scenario? An instructor explains some class material. She assigns then some readings to her students. Then, she will administer a test (a quiz) to the students. … Continue reading

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In New York City!

It’s already three days, in New York. I am well settled at the Palladium, NYU’s residence of old dancing memory, I am told. I finished working on my last things just by the end of past week, just in time … Continue reading

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Myths of Teaching and Learning -2

Another myth of Teaching and Learning, and actually one upon which we founded many of our curricula is embedded in the quasi-logic of the following: This course teaches topic X, which is so badly needed by our new XXI century … Continue reading

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