Category Archives: zenofteaching

Zen of Teaching: Interview with Stephen Downes

IN November 2022 I had an opportunity to interview Stephen Downes at Online Educa Berlin, where I was participating. He was so kind to accept the interview and we soon found ourselves in the foyer of a stylish bar on … Continue reading

Posted in open web, technology, zenofteaching | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

My workshop at EDMEDIA 2019: #booc

How to survive the hurricane and thrive on your course. A practical weather-proof introduction to build one own’s course portal #booc. This is the title of my fun workshop of today at EDMEDIA 19 + Innovate Learning in Amsterdam. BTW, … Continue reading

Posted in open web, zenofteaching | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Writing (and Thinking and Blogging) across the curriculum

Every so often I hear of some initiative being supported by part of the faculty. The creation of a new Redaction Center. Redaction? Because students do not seem to master their own native language. Innovation? Do you think after 12 … Continue reading

Posted in education, zenofteaching | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Lectures and Wisdom

My friend Dan Ausbury provoked my thought processes by contributing a couple of articles from the New York Times published in the past weeks. The first is “Lecture me. Really.”; the second is “Schools for Wisdom”. I believe they are … Continue reading

Posted in education, myths, zenofteaching | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jim Groom and Alan Levine: Resisting the Narrative of Crisis / Zen of Teaching Interview

It is a shame I let quite a few months go by since October 2013 when I held an amazing Zen of Teaching interview with edtech gurus Jim Groom and Alan Levine. So, I am humbly trying now to regain … Continue reading

Posted in open, zenofteaching | Tagged , , | Leave a comment