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On Student Motivation (and on making content matter through gamification)

Posted on 2019/01/28 by

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 →

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Student Choice + Choice Architecture

Posted on 2019/01/18 by

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 →

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Student Choice Leads to Lifelong Learning

Posted on 2019/01/16 by

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 →

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Stepping Out on a Limb in Gamification

Posted on 2018/12/09 by

So as not to bury the lead, I made some big changes in my ever-changing classroom this past week. This was the first week of what I hope will be many weeks of adding game elements to a classroom in … Continue reading →

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Teaching Memo 3: Remaining Teachable

Posted on 2012/08/23 by

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 →

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