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The Times They Are A-changin’
Herbie Hancock plays (with Tal Wilkenfeld and Kristina Train) the Dylan tune, The Times They Are A-changing. Come gather ’round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be … Continue reading
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Myths of Teaching & Learning: The Liberal Arts
Today I am reading the very nice article Is it time to kill the liberal arts degree? from Salon. Author Kim Brooks make a fine job with her analysis, which can be summed up thus: Colleges of Liberal Arts provide … Continue reading
Myths of Teaching & Learning: Dr. Oblivion
Now I would like to dedicate this post to a certain Dr Oblivion, who stepped out of one David Cronenberg film to play the Deus Ex Machina of the current revisitation/implementation of the infamous -but contagious- MOOC Digital Storytelling course … Continue reading
Myths of Teaching & Learning: The Value of College
Heard about the current hot debate over the “Value of College”? I am covering it in my research on the myths of teaching and learning, so here I’ll just give a short extract of what I am writing, based of … Continue reading
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