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- Writing Exercise: Visiting a Painting in the Art Institute of Chicago 2020/12/24
- Writing Exercise: “Autumn in a Pittsburgh Suburb” (Sense of Place) 2020/12/24
- Exercise: Begin a Story – “Strange Lands” 2020/12/24
- Writing Exercise: Escalator – “Bear ISO Human Friend” 2020/12/22
- Writing Exercise: Routine in the Second Person 2020/12/21
- Writing Exercise: What it Feels Like to Wreck a Motorcycle at 65mph 2020/12/21
- Batman and Joker, Couples Therapy 2020/12/18
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On Student Motivation (and on making content matter through gamification)
So as not to bury the lead: gamification motivates more naturally than does the boring, standard approach to content. For those who see my posts and think, TLDR, you may be interested in homing in on the bold-faced ideas, which … Continue reading
Student Choice + Choice Architecture
When we walk into retail stores – Home Depot, Target, or whatever your personal flavor – effective store designers know how to encourage from us particular choices. Sunstein and Thaler would call such experience-creators “choice architects”. By presenting our shopping … Continue reading
Student Choice Leads to Lifelong Learning
I’ve been teaching for over a decade, and whereas most of these years I made myself as important as possible in the learning process, over the last few years I’ve been working on minimizing the notability of my presence in … Continue reading
Teaching Memo 3: Remaining Teachable
One of the most important characteristics of a good teacher is a commitment to remain teachable. This is not, as it sounds, mere proverb. It must be demonstrated. Every semester, I engage in an ongoing evaluation of my teaching habits … Continue reading