Tag Archives: SUNY

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, Education in the United States, Khan Academy, MIT, mooc, online instruction, online open course, president, Siva Vaidhyanathan, SOOC, United States, University of Virginia, University of Virginia Rector Helen Dragas, Visitors, wrong tool | 5 Comments

Buffet Evals

By alex | Published: 5/2/2012

â€œLeon Rothberg, Ph.D., a 58-year-old professor of English Literature at Ohio State University, was shocked and saddened Monday after receiving a sub-par mid-semester evaluation from freshman student Chad Berner. The circles labeled 4 and 5 on the Scan-Tron form were predominantly filled in, placing Rothbergâ€™s teaching skill in the ‘below average’ to ‘poor’ range.” So […]

Posted in Teaching | Also tagged Amazon, assessment, car dealership, Course evaluation, Educational psychology, Evaluation, Evaluation methods, Grade, Ohio State University, professor, promotion, Teacher, tenure, United States | Leave a comment

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