Last year, one of the first posts I wrote for the TL site was as a summary of Kaltura, Inc’s whitepaper on the state of video in the education space. Kaltura is back at it again in 2016, this time with a much more in-depth, 45-page report. While I think it’s important to bear in mind…Continue Reading Report – Interactive Video in Education 2016
Every summer I teach a course called The Arts in Portland, Fine Arts 307. It’s a follow up to the core course, Fine Arts 207, but we allow students to take FA 307 as a substitute for FA 207. That means that some students have not had the basic introduction to film, music, theater, architecture,…Continue Reading An Old Dog Learns New Tech Tricks for Teaching
These two-dozen thoughts from various scholars, writers, and thinkers have us ponder the situation and purpose of teaching. As the quotations jostle, complement, and contradict each other, their philosophies may provoke us to think through and articulate our own classroom ideals….Continue Reading Thinking Through Teaching Quotations
We all depend on our networks for support. As humans we love to communicate, to share our experiences, to learn from others, and to influence and be influenced within our social spheres. This is equally as true for professional networks where we can talk shop with peers as it is for networks of family and…Continue Reading Develop Your Personal Learning Network with Twitter
Mark Meckler, Associate Professor of Strategy and Leadership in the Pamplin School of Business, created a 3-minute slide show that provides an overview of the structure and possibilities of faculty-created Teaching Circles. There is no single method for doing Teaching Circles “correctly,” but this slideshow gives you insights into the qualities of effective Teaching Circles….Continue Reading A Brief Intro to Teaching Circles