muddling about

I was introduced to Friedman’s book “The World is Flat” by one of division’s consultants, Dean Shareski, about two years ago. At first, some of the ideas were hard to internalize because they really disrupted my reality. However, over time, I have become more familiar with his work through experiences in grad studies, reading blogs, [...]

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I learned a new word today - Millennials. In essence it describes people born since 1982 and who are described by the following indicators (as taken from Oblinger’s article in Educause):

gravitate to group activity
feel close to their parents
spend time on homework - not TV
fascinated by new technologies

I can’t say that my experience with teenagers would [...]

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I recently found a back issue of Educational Leadership in my “to do” pile. It was titled “If They’d Only Do Their Work!” and examined how to help students complete their homework. Here were their findings on how to help students engage in their schoolwork:

Assign work that is worthy of effort. Make sure it is [...]

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