Author: yanliang4yang

Ph.D. earns more than Bachelor. Does it mean education improve your ability?  

  (source: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/urban-studies-and-planning/11-126j-economics-of-education-spring-2007/) After reading and discussing so much about education across the semester, I couldn’t resist the temptation to write some problems about education based on my Economic background. Education is so fascinating that in Economics there is even a specific field called Economics of Education. The main research questions in this field are what … Continue reading Ph.D. earns more than Bachelor. Does it mean education improve your ability?  

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What’s your plan B in teaching when the technology is completely broken?

  In one of my Graduate Teaching Scholar (GTS) weekly meeting, someone came up with this question: What’s your plan B in teaching when the technology is completely broken? When the computer doesn’t run and the projector doesn’t function? I have to admit I never thought about this question before. I heard people talking about … Continue reading What’s your plan B in teaching when the technology is completely broken?

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how to make changes constructively?— A reflection of critical pedagogy and the issue of Dr. Coward in Berkeley.  

  First thing first, I totally agree with the reading this week about critical pedagogy. We all, sometimes, went through the terrible banking learning mechanism. The classroom is boring. The lecturer is the best hypnotist. The final exam is really a painful but relieving time. The painful part comes from the fact that I have … Continue reading how to make changes constructively?— A reflection of critical pedagogy and the issue of Dr. Coward in Berkeley.  

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Two Challenges of Authentic Assessment

The readings of this week remind me of Bloom’s Taxonomy, where it categorizes learning into 6 cognitive learning levels–from rudimentary learning to advanced learning—remember, understand, apply, analyze, create and evaluate. The traditional assessment focuses more on checking the cognitive learning level 1-3 (remember, understand and apply), while the authentic assessment focuses more on the level … Continue reading Two Challenges of Authentic Assessment

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Change “is” into “may be” ? Maybe…..

  Honestly, I agree with most of the opinion mentioned in this week’s reading. Teaching is a process of inviting. By teaching the knowledge, we are inviting the students to vigorously participating in the learning and at the same time developing their own understanding. Mindful learning requires mindful teaching and mindful textbook to open the … Continue reading Change “is” into “may be” ? Maybe…..

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The Pros and Cons of Connected Learning and How Can We Prepare Ourselves in This Trend

I tried to find a clear definition of Connected Learning (CL), but all I found is quite ambiguous. People mainly talk about what it will involve, what’s the core values and what’s the principles but not exactly what it is. In my understanding, CL is a broad concept contrasting the traditional learning model. There is … Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Connected Learning and How Can We Prepare Ourselves in This Trend

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