GEDI / Grad 5114 – Fall 2015
Some teachers forbid their students to use any electronic device in the class. I was in a such class. From the perspective of a student, I do think electronic device will decrease efficiency in class learning. It’s human nature that we are easily get distracted by any prominent external stimulus. Use of laptop and other … Continue reading Electronic Device or Not?
Read moreAbout two months ago, a group of more than 60 organizations has filed a complaint with the federal government claiming Harvard holds higher expectations for its Asian applicants than other minorities. The coalition is made up of nonprofit organizations, including Chinese, Pakistani and Indian groups, and it claims Harvard uses racial quotas to control the number of Asian-Americans … Continue reading Education Bias or Social Justice?
Read moreI have worked for professors as teaching assistant and taught different classes for four years. It’s the first time I think about authentic teaching self after I have read the reading materials in this week. Ironically, to find my teaching self, I’d like to start with four teachers I know in my department. The first … Continue reading Find My Authentic Teaching Self from Four Classes
Read moreFour Things Lecture Is Good For conveys a simple, but always being overlooked, principle: instructors should teach students thinking in lectures, rather than cover materials. It has been recognized that modern education changed from “teaching-centered” to “learning-centered”. This means that the primary purpose of any forms of teaching, including lecture, is to improve the ability … Continue reading Give A Fish or Teach Fishing
Read moreAs a student, I did ask my teacher the typical question mentioned by Lambardi in her article; as an instructor, I also did get the same question from my students. The issue of grading in teaching and learning is not as simple as the statement that grading is hindrance from learning. Borrowing the concept from … Continue reading Manage Short-Term and Long-Term Goals in Learning
Read moreIn this week, we were introduced with new topics in GEDI — teaching and learning. Ken Robinson’s TED talk and reading articles criticize the traditional in-class teaching. Ken Robinson talked about the importance of regarding individuality and creating learning environment. The article “Anti-Teaching: Confronting the Crisis of Significance” echo the TED talk, Michael Welsh also … Continue reading Demystify Demystification about Learning
Read moreIn the first lesson, Dr. Nelson has introduced the concept “connected learning’. We will discuss connected learning in the second lesson in details. After watching the video clip about connected learning, I searched on the internet and found something about connected learning before our formal discussion in class. In Wikipedia, it is defined as “a … Continue reading Is Connected Learning a Better Approach?
Read moreThis semester, I am taking GRAD 5114 Contemporary Pedagogy. I have been teaching my own lecture for two years. This will be a great chance for me to improve teaching and develop my teaching philosophy. In the first class, Dr. Nelson introduced us to this course and prepared us for the tour to being a … Continue reading First Class in GEDI
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