Inside Out

by | Jun 27, 2017 | Other

Flipped instruction is essentially inside out teaching, reversed instruction. Homework takes place inside class time, and lectures go outside. Guiding principals: cognitive learning science. One of the advantages of this model is that problem-solving during class time...

Adaptive Learning Study

by | Jun 7, 2017 | Other

Just read an interesting study on Adaptive Learning conducted by SRI Education in higher education. (Yes, I admit it, I am actively avoiding the depressing Twitter-infested news cycle) I conducted an informal analysis of students outcomes using adaptive learning...

Formulating Teams

by | May 26, 2017 | Other

 Huddled on the floor with scissors, I used to cut student names from the roster, and shuffle them around like tea leaves, hoping to see a bright future—productivity, friendship, personal growth and fulfillment! After years of practicing alchemy, I decided to get...

Team building exercises

by | May 26, 2017 | Other

When students engage in authentic exploration of effective communication strategies in an environment that supports reflection and collaboration, the collective benefit is that they don’t want to let each other down. They try harder. When individuals who are...

Team Building

by | May 23, 2017 | Other

Every semester I struggle to fit everything in. The flipped model removes the lecture from the classroom, but giving students time during class to practice with instructor feedback is a fundamental principal of “flipped” instruction, so class time becomes...

Sustainability Project Pitch

by | May 5, 2017 | Other

I learned so much from my students today! This contextualized writing course focuses students on the topic of Sustainability and culminates with a 10-20 minute collaborative presentation where students “pitch” their Proposal idea by explaining the...