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Classroom Savings Time (CST)
Six surefire ways to lose an hour in the classroom Each spring 60 minutes evaporate when we set the clocks forward. Daylight Savings Time (DST) signals the start of long days, fresh...
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The most challenging class ever
Here’s what the ultimate teaching challenge might look like…and in the future it may be the rule rather than the exception A new book, Motivational Interviewing in Groups (Wagner...
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WikiBrands in Higher Education
The world is opening up, and that’s a good thing. (Don Tapscott) In their 2010 book Wikibrands, Sean Moffett and Mike Dover argue that with the advent of the social web,...
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Much Ado About Online Learning
Disruptive innovations aren’t easy for established institutions Online learning has been around for over two decades now. Yet institutions – secondary and post-secondary –...
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The Tao of Teaching
Teaching as effortless action Course evaluations can provide helpful feedback about what we’ve done well and where we can improve. The confusing part is when we see polarities in...
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WikiMOOCS
Democratizing education may mean creating a strange and hybridized monster In principle, MOOCs embody the democratization of information and education: open access to leading...
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Five things about teaching
Five big lessons learned along the way 1. How do you feel when you walk out the door? I’ve always valued the axiom that people don’t remember what you do or say – they remember...
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Presentation Secrets (2)
Where does it hurt? That’s the key diagnostic question whether you’re a presenter or a clinician A common clinical dilemma in counselling practice is when the practitioner is more...
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3 Classroom Essentials: Education, Inspiration and Fun
How well do we integrate all three in our teaching/learning environments? On a Porter Airlines flight the other day I read an interview with branding guru Ron Tite in the in-flight...
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Paragogy and Heutagogy
Advances in education theory for a digital world This article is abbreviated from: Herie, M. (2013). Andragogy 2.0? Teaching and Learning in the Global Classroom: Heutagogy and...
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What students taught me today
You know when it’s your first time, but not always when it’s your last This morning I had the pleasure of handing out awards of distinction to about 100 college students....
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Rules of Engagement
The “Top 4” Preconditions for Learner Engagement Educators and presenters are rightly concerned with learner engagement. Creating engaging learning environments was the theme...
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