by kirsr | Aug 2, 2012 | Changing Paradigms, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
One of the purposes of this site is to show that there are other ways of learning over and above standardized methods (like an instructor reading from slides or, worse, a textbook. if you do this: stop – stop it now). The essay format has been a stand-by in the...
by kirsr | Jul 16, 2012 | Changing Paradigms, Creativity, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS POST IS CURRENTLY BEING REVISED FOR CONTENT. TED.com’s slogan “Ideas Worth Spreading” promotes the idea that it is the human capacity for imagining and sharing possibilities that counts. Indeed, the website has become so...
by kirsr | Jul 3, 2012 | Changing Paradigms, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
Warning – this post requires more editing for content and content verification. Our editors are working on it. [slideshow] Connectivity is important to all people, but for individuals who are members of marginalized groups, it is a lifeline. This also...
by kirsr | Jul 3, 2012 | Changing Paradigms, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
“A powerful force to change the university is the students. And sparks are flying today. A huge generational clash is emerging in our institutions. The critiques of the university from fifteen years ago were ideas in waiting – waiting for the new Web and for a new...
