by Bryan | Mar 21, 2013 | Faculty Technology Institute, Innovative Instruction, Pedagogy
There are many varied opinions (and some myths) about the characteristics and capabilities of current students. In fact, there is no single accepted label for Americans born after 1990: Net Generation, Digital Natives, and the Tech Generation are all referring to the...
by Bryan | Mar 13, 2013 | Faculty Technology Institute, Pedagogy, TLT
With the most recent Faculty Technology Institute still fresh in our minds, we are still thinking about techniques to engage our #TechGeneration students. From the teaching perspective, there will always be an issue of ageism (“Get off my lawn!”), and...
by Bryan | Jan 28, 2013 | Distance Ed, TLT
MOOCs are the buzz-ronym of the moment. The media hype, combined with the accelerated trajectory of the movement, seems to be pressing the information / decisions / alliances faster than a twitter feed. But rather than try to summarize these seismic vibrations in the...
by Bryan | Jan 26, 2013 | Innovative Instruction, Pedagogy
The following guest post by Dr. Kate Owens of the CofC Math Department. The original post (and comments) can be found at her CofC Blog: http://blogs.cofc.edu/owensks/ I have six days of teaching left this year. I have finished the last round of midterm exam grading....
by Bryan | Jan 19, 2013 | Faculty Technology Institute, social networking, Web 2.0
The following guest post by Dr. Kate Owens of the CofC Math Department. The original post (and comments) can be found at her CofC Blog: http://blogs.cofc.edu/owensks/ Following the FTI last May, I focused my Twitter account on feeds relevant to my professional life....