The agony and the ecstasy of discussion boards, redux
How a failed experiment turned out to be a favorite among students.
The agony and the ecstasy of discussion boards
A long time ago, I tried to use the Blackboard discussion board. I quickly decided I would rather push needles into my eyes than do that…
How to make 6-figures teaching online
This is the promise of this course on Udemy. The course usually costs $299, it’s on sale until this Friday for $19! That’s a 93% discount for those of…
The end of front-row bias
The affordance of the physical classroom dictates that there must be a front row. No matter what type of student you are, on day 1 of class,…
why the Digital Humanities are the next awesomest frontier (and it’s here)
On day 1 of the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI 2014) I want to post a video produced by one of my students in the online…
The digital is the collective
A quick update as we process the experience of teaching via Google Hangout to a classroom of 60+ students: it cannot happen without a great team…
The UC goes online!
The UC goes online! This is not new to anyone who knows me, but it is news to most. Now, not only is the LA Times…
Online ed en español
My first glimpse of what was possible in education came from Salman Khan. He showed me that if I had a good internet connection and a…
The rewards of online teaching – and its costs
I just got the teaching evaluations from my university’s Registrar’s office for a class I taught in summer sessions. The course was a three-week summer session…
Prof Juliette is going full virtual
I have been teaching in what is now referred to as a ‘hybrid’ environment for a few years, and I am going fully online this summer.…
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