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What does student success look like?

I have been pondering this question as I prepared my poster presentation for the Kentucky Student Success Summit. I have made no secret of how troubling I find our national, state, and local conversations ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-04-08 11:14 - 1 comment


Students Say Multiple Connections Make Learning Better and More Fun

This semester I tried something new — midterm course evaluations. I was inspired by  Profhacker ’s numerous posts on this issue over the years including George Williams’ post asking instructors to  ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-03-22 07:08 - 0 comments


Back to School: The Podcast

One way to become "crazy good at the internet" is to hang out with folks who live and breathe the web and all things digital. For the past few years, I have been fortunate enough to hang out with ...

Kim Jaxon - 2013-03-18 09:44


Using 6-word-memoir Posters to Discuss Reading, Inspire Writing

My students are creating posters featuring six-word memoirs and artwork inspired by their reading to promote class discussion and their writing. At my institution our Writing II class is based on using ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-03-08 09:55 - 0 comments


Google Docs, Blackboard blogs, and class discussion

I have been teaching online for several years and one class activity which I have continually struggled with is the way to host a productive asynchronous class discussion. I believe (and have personally ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-03-01 17:09 - 0 comments


Using Badges to Assess a Class Community Assignment

I just finished  awarding  my students their badges for our Community assignment and I wanted to share the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of my venture into gamification as opposed to grading. I ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-02-21 08:04 - 0 comments


Why would a writing project site want to start a Writing Studio?

The Morehead Writing Project will present a double session about our new Writing Studio program at the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English Conference next week. I will lead off our panel discussion with ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-02-13 13:36 - 0 comments


Teaching/Technology: On Digital Learning Day

Today is  Digital Learning Day . How are you celebrating? I have a confession to make. I had big plans once upon a time. I had visions of a huge collaborative community event that brought together ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-02-06 11:30 - 0 comments


The Potential of Participatory Culture & the Pedagogy of Poverty

“The teaching acts that constitute the core functions of urban teaching are: giving information, asking questions, giving directions, making assignments, monitoring seatwork, ...

Christopher Rogers - 2013-02-06 03:36 - 2 comments


Student-Led Discussions

The following was first posted on my website : “21st c classroom needs to be about thinking, collaborating, and creating #pk20″ ( Tanya Sasser ) In the “Tales of Gotham: NYC in Literature” ...

Elizabeth Cornell - 2013-01-04 23:37 - 0 comments


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