Nov

9

Back to Basics: Resisting the Allure of Web Technology in the Classroom

November 9, 2009 | by Mikhail Gershovich | Leave a Comment

James Hoff, a Fellow at the Schwartz Communication Institute, just posted to the Institute’s blog a provocative argument against teaching with technology entitled “Back to Basics: Resisting the Allure of Web Technology in the Classroom.” Bellow is a snippet.

As a profession we seem to have thoughtlessly embraced the idea of technology precisely because we see [...]

Sep

4

The Sound of Silence

September 4, 2009 | by Will Millhiser | 2 Comments

Last night my executive MBA class discussed the case study “Deaconess-Glover Hospital” about a Massachusetts healthcare system that made significant improvements using the Toyota Production System. But before this column digresses into a “how do we improve healthcare?” debate, I’d like to share seven sentences Dr. Steven J. Spear wrote in the teaching note that [...]

Aug

27

Note Taking Tips

August 27, 2009 | by Stephen Francoeur | 2 Comments

Lifehacker recently posted this handy survey of five ways to take notes, something that may be worth sharing with your students.

Nov

21

The Devil is in the Details

November 21, 2008 | by Tomasello | 7 Comments

Several decades ago, when my dissertation advisor told me to “spice up” my writing, I realized that the better my prose became, the more I moved away from the facts–what I saw as “the truth.” Whereas I knew for a fact that “in March 1347, the papal treasury paid five silver pounds for fur hats [...]

Oct

7

Teachin’ Thinkin’

October 7, 2008 | by Tomasello | 1 Comment

Many years ago, I engaged in a short dialogue with a former colleague who had told me that he was hired to “teach music.” I differed with him and insisted that we were hired to teach thinking, writing, study skills, and many other things that were ultimately applicable to all of life’s situations. I told [...]