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Posts Tagged ‘Academic Commons

Holy crap. What’s going on in education today?

Posted by: leeerickson on: August 11, 2009

Holy academic turmoil, Batman. What’s all this I’m hearing about the state of education today? Some say students don’t care. Professors, researchers, parents, and even the kids themselves say students today just don’t care. They’re not interested in education. They would rather be Facebooking, IMing, or otherwise engaged even during class. Check out this video [...]

Learning and new technology, what works, what makes sense?

Posted by: leeerickson on: August 8, 2009

As an educator, I’ve always looked for new and interesting ways to engage my students (that desire also followed me into the corporate world when I started speaking and presenting to clients). As a future college professor, and hopefully a soon to be teaching assistant, I’m collecting examples of how professors are using technology to [...]


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