#Pedagogy

Colin, but at home.

colinmadland

A faculty member has been asking how to stop Zoom from removing his head when he uses a virtual background. We suggested the usual plain background, good lighting etc, but

ShriramKrishnamurthi

ShriramKMurthi

One technique that I employ that has been very insightful for some students is to sprinkle the course homeworks with undecidable problems. The syllabus warns you that they exist (you-know-why

Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️

realchrisrufo

SCOOP: Seattle Public Schools tells teachers that the education system is guilty of “spirit murder” against black children and that white teachers must “bankrupt [their] privilege in acknowledgement of [their]

anthony petro

anthonympetro

Not to get all earnest, but I want to do a thread on stuttering that maybe will be helpful for folks given current discourse. Caveat: I'm speaking from my own,

Dina Ley

dinachka82

Suddenly — seemingly out of nowhere — concerned parents in every corner of the country are screaming and asking, “What about our kids’ education?” The debate surrounding reopening schools is

Nicholas A. Christakis

NAChristakis

Perfect example of cancel culture — by which I mean 1) forming a mob, to 2) seek to get someone fired (or disproportionately punished), for 3) statements within Overton window.

Subhashish P. ସୁଭ

subhapa

(Thread - yet to go through it fully) New Education Policy (#NEP - https://mhrd.gov.in/nep-new ) has a few things that are critical:• Good news for languages.• Anything "not mandatory" in this

Luminate - Teaching & Learning

Luminate_TL

Along with teaching, it's more important than ever for us to adapt and develop our #assessment.So, here's a variety of #CPD resources in the thread below, many come high-recommended from

Devon Price

drdevonprice

oh god i want to do this too like for haut taekshttps://twitter.com/ProfChrisMJones/status/1327276279385759746 The only reason you ever need a closed-note quiz is to help people practice terms and concepts they

Dr Rachel Walker, Non-Binary Dragon of Awesomeness

UMassWalker

1/ Someone replied, "Say more please" so here's a quick thread on the thesis: "Most multiple choice exams are trash: a play in 6 acts"*Note: Education researchers have been doing

D_Shariatmadari

D_Shariatmadari

Here’s a story language as a political football, race and linguistic prescriptivism. It’s a long thread, but I think it’s worth setting out here as a case study in the

Sam Morgan

sjmog1

I had some thoughts about Bean Dad’s daughter’s “teachable moment”, having spent most of the last 6 years building a self-directed learning course @makersacademy. (Disclaimer: I don’t work there any

Andrew Tagg

andrewjtagg

After looking at some learning theory and a little look at if Twitter is any good for the learner it is time to take a look at what it can

Tyler Rablin

Mr_Rablin

Alternatives to grade penalties for deadlines in what is sure to be a long thread because our enforcement of deadlines is woven into our foundational understanding of assessment, pedagogy, and

Shaun Sayres (Pre-PheD)

TheSteamboatGuy

This didn't get as much traction yesterday as I thought it might, but I have some thoughts on this that people need to consider in thinking about how to integrate

Tushar Behl

TusharBehl2

As I move on after completing ~2 yrs at @kalaaricapital, I wanted to capture what life for a junior VC in India looks like. A THREAD! (1/n) I believe that

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