Category: Teaching

GRADES

Posted on by Racheida Lewis
Interestingly enough this week's post is about assessment and not the wonderful English producer I've recently fallen in love with (hence the image above). As I've spent my weekend revamping a portion of my course inspired by the "gaming segment" earlier in the semester, I've had to figure out my own method of assessment as what I'm implementing is different than what any other instructor teaching my course is doing. Historically in ENGE 1215, we've not provided rubrics to prevent the following conversations: Trying to break students out of the mindset of learning for the test or for the grade...Read More

Curiosity Killed the Cat

Posted on by Racheida Lewis
But it never killed our educational system. In fact, curiosity is what probably inspired so many of the great things we have today. At some point in time the greatest inventors, scientists, artists, etc. felt compelled to ask the question "what if?". The question, that when answered, led them down the rabbit hole into our current history books. When thinking about a "learner centered classroom" you have to design your course keeping in mind, wait for it: THE LEARNERS. Revolutionary isn't it? But as simple as it may sound, things are always easier said than done. So how do we go...Read More

Beyond the Imagination

Posted on by Racheida Lewis
As technology continues to advance, I believe education is constantly trying to think about how to be more engaging as "multitasking" becomes more of a thing amongst students. There are so many distractions in this world as opposed to 50 years ago. But like anything that has ever become worth talking about, education must become viral. But going viral isn't easy. Different things engage different people and when the ultimate goal is to get a few learning outcomes across, things can get messy. However, we can't sit around and expect students to just read the textbook or review the powerpoint...Read More