Pedagogy for the 21st Century
I replied to a comment about using the cell phone calendar as an organizational tool. I wondered how many teachers explicitly teach organizational skills in their classes and how many assume that students already know how to organize their work.
I admit that I have not been explicit about helping students get their work organized. [...]
One thing I like about technology is that there is always an alternative. If your projector doesn’t work in class, get a TV. If the DVD player doesn’t work, grab your laptop. What if the projector is on the fritz and the DVD player has bitten the dust? What should you do?
Having an S-Video cable [...]
My wife had a good idea. There was a long line for the changing room at an over crowded clothing store downtown. For me, the wait would have been too long and I would have said forget it.
Instead of doing things my way she did things her way, which is to always find [...]
