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What if Universities funded textbooks
A recent post from The Commons proposed that universities might drastically reduce the student cost of textbooks if the institutions funded faculty members to write textbooks. I wrote a couple of textbooks for Houghton Mifflin that eventually ended up with … Continue reading
Marginal Syllabus
I am pretty late in generating this post, but I thought some educators who focus on writing would be interested. Marginal Syllabus is multi-month activity for secondary and higher ed writing instructors to explore collaborative reading and annotation. The group … Continue reading
Why grades still matter
I often find myself disagreeing with some of the newer arguments for K12 education. Specific examples that occur to me at this moment would include the “no homework” and the “no grades” movements. This Chronicle post from Jeff Gentry considers … Continue reading
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Copyright law could change
Technology has always made copyright law a topic more should attempt to understand. It became easy to copy and paste all kinds of creative works whether music, text, or imagery. Certainly, educators take advantage of copy and paste opportunities hopefully … Continue reading
Are teachers willing to have students analyze political ads
When I am working with a class, my posts here often reflect the topic of the week. This week we are considering literacy skills needed to processing online content. An important subtopic involves interpreting the motives of those offering content. … Continue reading
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Layering with EdPuzzle
I haven’t written about layering tools for some time. I have spent time generating tutorials for multiple layering tools and explaining multiple ways in which layering tools can be used to design educational experiences by building on existing online content. … Continue reading