Monthly Archives: April 2016

Froma Harrop wrote an article in her syndicated column about how Massive Open Online Courses are the answer to the high cost of higher education (http://www.seattletimes.com/author/froma-harrop/ – Apr 18, 2016, Higher education needs major disruption ). Here is my comment. While I cannot argue that pay for university administrators is way out of kilter, IContinue reading “Again with the MOOCs!”

I said to a colleague the other day that teachers should know more about active learning since that approach is integral to teaching critical thinking. He just looked at me,  incredulous that this information would be news to any teacher. Well, just click on Stanford Physicist Embarks On Mission To Improve Undergraduate Teaching (All ThingsContinue reading “Critical Thinking and Active Learning–A Happy Marriage!”