We live in an age where college classes are no longer taught exclusively in classrooms, but rather as a combination of onsite and online learning. In this post, I’m going to share an overview of the blended learning approach to
Designing Experiential Learning: A field example
In a recent article, my colleague and I published Operations Management Outside of the Classroom: An Experiential Approach to Teaching Enabled by Online Learning, which described a course that brought experimental earning to the MBA curriculum. This course is called
Flipped Classroom – An excuse to talk about good education
There’s been so much talk these days about the flipped classroom. From the learning sciences and educational technology perspective, the notion of student centered classes and interactive classes to support readings, videos, etc. is not so new. However, the flipped
Social Media as Content and Conversation in Business School Education
Social technologies have changed the ways that business students communicate with each other, their professors, and their institutions at large. Let’s look at social media from two different perspectives: As course content and as a platform for conversation about any
Savvy Student’s Guide to Online Learning – 2013
Just a quick post to let folks know that the book I’m co-authoring with Ted Bongiovanni will be published by Routledge in June 2013. If you’re at Sloan-c, visit us on Thursday for our presentation: The savvy online student: Setting
Course Feedback – Considering asking your students for some….
It’s that time of year where faculty are planning their fall courses. In you planning, consider collecting feedback from your students at least twice throughout the course. It’s good to do this in a formal way through a simple survey.
Professor of Social
Last week, Judith David a Senior Strategist and Social Specialist (#awesome title) from Google presented Google + my Electronic Communities course. The focus of the course is developing a social presence and strategy for companies, rather than just individuals. Google
Thoughts on the importance of teaching and learning centers within higher ed
This post was co-authored by Ted Bongiovanni initially as part of a research proposal. The ways in which students find and use information today challenges the traditional practices of institutions of higher learning. Just as practices in the disciplines
Why we’re so impressed and scared by Khan”
A response to those threatened or excited by the Khan Academy resources (with Ted Bongiovanni) Over the past couple years, many conversations I’ve had about educational technology with my colleagues and administrators turn to the Khan Academy videos. For those