Tag: pedagogy
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Pedagogy: Digital and Traditional
I read two interesting news pieces this morning that deal with issues of pedagogy and argument in distinctly different ways. The first is a news item from Australia, where students are petitioning for a reduction in tuition if the course involves a lot of podcasted lectures. This essay reveals some of the hidden assumptions as…
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Nearly 2 weeks? For Shame
Wow has it been that long since I wrote anything? I feel ashamed. It’s not like I’ve just been goofing off during this time. Although writing here is a nice way of generating a false sense of productivity. After recovering from the jet lag, I surveyed the published conference proceedings that all participants were given…
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Notes from the WDI
There are a few things I expect to do every summer that I come to the University of Vermont to teach at the World Debate Institute. One is that I’ll eat Ben & Jerry’s. Another is drinks at Red Square. A trip to the KKD is in order as well as Ali Baba’s, the Red…
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World Debate Institute in Burlington, VT
I’m afraid I’m just not able to keep up a daily posting regimen like I thought I would up here in Burlington. Hopefully that ends today. I am in charge of teaching the teacher’s workshop, which has four very enthusiastic and excited participants, and we are making nice strides into the world of teaching and…
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Summer Reading
Professor David Harvey, an expert on Marx and Marxism is teaching a course on Marx’s Capital vol. I on his blog. I have to say this is really really awesome, but it comes with interesting caveats. First, who is this for? What good is teaching with no interaction? This is my critique of all those…
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It’s finally here!
Yes my Flip camera arrived. Here is a test video of one of the little pets we share our lives with: Not too bad at all as far as video quality goes. I expected a bit more grain to it. I think if I uploaded it to google video myself and then linked to it,…
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