Language is a source of power that makes things happen in the world, and that is
an important and challenging lesson to teach in college writing courses. Once
students recognize the profound implications
I grew up in a middle-class American household, and I studied classical music. I
took private lessons from seventh grade on. I owned my own instrument from
eighth grade on. I upgraded to
What does it take to access an education? I spoke with Robin DeRosa about this broad issue that affects the way we do things in our classrooms and schools.
Let’s stop talking about “students” as some undifferentiated mass or referring
to “my students,” a phrase that smacks of proprietorship, and start giving them
credit by name for the work they do
This piece is being published to coincide in real time with Adeline Koh’s
keynote at Illiads 2015 [http://iliads.org/conference-keynotes/].
On a walk last week, my husband asked me what I
Few things annoy me more than burning time on bureaucratic paperwork. Frankly,
as an educator, my time and attention should be centered on students and
learning — and that includes modifying and selecting readings
It is much easier to pay lip service to notions such as critical pedagogy and
open education, than it is to truly embody those ideals in our own practice. One
of the struggles
On December 1, 2014, Audrey Watters published a collection of her lectures under
the title Monsters of Education Technology
[http://hackeducation.com/2014/12/01/the-monsters-of-education-technology/]. The
following is the final chapter from
MOOCs and Critical Pedagogy are not obvious bedfellows. The hype around MOOCs has centered mostly on a brand of sage on the stage courseware at direct odds with Critical Pedagogy’s emphasis on learner agency.
This Summer, Hybrid Pedagogy launched a new long-form publishing venture,
spearheaded by Robin Wharton [http://www.robinwharton.com/]and Kris Shaffer
[http://kris.shaffermusic.com]: Hybrid Pedagogy Publishing
[http://www.hybridpedagogy.org/#publishing]
The purpose of education is in large part linked to its standing as a social
science. Philosophers dating back to Socrates have linked education to a purpose
beyond the individual, one where accrual
I have colleagues who invoke “Best Practices” the way that evangelical
Christians quote the Bible: God has spoken. During these conversations, I am
tempted to say in a serious voice, “Best Practices dictate
“I’ve searched all the parks in all the cities — and found no statues of
Committees.”~ G K Chesterston
About two years ago circumstances reduced my full time job in a UK university
Listen to this chapter here, or subscribe to the complete serialized audiobook
[https://anchor.fm/hybrid-teaching].My relationship with education has always
been a kind of dissonant harmony. I have always loved learning,
