Category: Teaching

  • Homework is mine!

    This is something that has likely been brewing for a long while, but listening to As it Happens this week, this story has come to light. I’ve never been a fan of these automated systems, and personally I think that if you are going to try to catch cheaters, instructors should do the footwork on…

  • Cornerstones pt 3/4

    This was one of those that slipped by, but reading it today (pt1/2), I noticed that Frank Rudnesky included at the end of Pt 3 was that the inclusion of the media/library specialists was well received and that the level of technology integration has to be at a natural level according to what is asked…

  • What makes sims rock – brain dump

    I was talking with my brother during a road trip this weekend and it always amazes me what incredible learners medical students tend to be. But this conversation didn’t have as much to do with learning as it had to do with how things have changed in the teaching of med students and the practice…

  • Some just don’t get new media

    This post is another mashup of ideas from experiences and posts from other blogs, just waiting for everything to knit together. The mashup started with the video that Wes posted this week. I sent this out to a group of faculty staff and even though most of them are involved and interested in the use…

  • Stop Cyberbullying Day – March 30th

    I don’t know what effect this will have, but I’ve posted quite a bit about bullying of late, so this is perhaps timely. Andy Carvin, blogging over at PBS Teachers posted this meme and hopes that it will spread through the sphere. This seems to be motivated in part by the threats against the author…