Tag Archives: Education in the United States

Mind the MOOC?

By alex | Published: 7/6/2012

Siva Vaidhyanathan has a new post up on the Chronicle blog that takes on the hype cycle around MOOCs. Which is a good thing. Experimenting with new ways learning online and off, particularly in higher ed, is more than a worthwhile venture. I think it probably does have a lot to do with the future […]

Posted in Teaching | Also tagged Board of Visitors, Distance education, Khan Academy, MIT, mooc, online instruction, online open course, president, Siva Vaidhyanathan, SOOC, SUNY, United States, University of Virginia, University of Virginia Rector Helen Dragas, Visitors, wrong tool | 5 Comments

Retreating on the Grades

By alex | Published: 8/21/2011

Heading into a new semester and assembling the syllabi (well, one–the other, once again this term, is in the hands of the students), I’ve decided to give up on my short-lived “no grades” policy. At least nominally. What happened? Well, at least pedagogically, I was fine with it. To recap, I was concerned that students […]

Posted in Teaching | Also tagged Academic grading in the United States, badges, Bell curve grading, Curricula, Education reform, Evaluation methods, Grade, grading, Learning, online programs, Paper Chase | 9 Comments

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