Monthly Archives: June 2012

This post has has been building up in me for a while now.  At Boston University I was involved with a variety of educational technologies and in the course I worked with we used quite a few: Blackboard, ALEKS, Turning … Continue reading →

In “The Unteachables: A Generation that Cannot Learn” Flamengo discusses how grade inflation and a culture of self-esteem have made our students unteachable.  Students are only concerned about a high grade, which we are giving out in ludicrous amounts.  Students … Continue reading →

I just ran across the Science Teaching Journal Club.  This is so great I had to blog it so I remember.  They have online discussions of specific journal articles about science education.  They discuss and debate all types of topics … Continue reading →

Critical thinking is thinking that questions, if you believe wikipedia.  This sounds like questioning assumptions, which seems like part of critical thinking.  Not what did someone just say, but more why did they say it and why do I believe … Continue reading →