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The School Design Game v 1.0

Apr 21, 2019

The journey of design is complicated, filled with conundrums —some expected, others not so much. There are many possible strategies to address them as we iterate our way to the finish line. The School Design Game seeks to explore some of these complexities...

Jared Diamond on creativity, innovation and wealth

Nov 8, 2008

Jared Diamond has an article on edge.org, somewhat provocatively titled: How to get rich? The question his after is simply, "what is the best way to organize human groups and human organizations and businesses so as to maximize productivity, creativity, innovation,...

Mishra, Dirkin & Cavanaugh, 2007

May 7, 2008

I have been teaching summer course in our master's program for years now and for the most part have found them to be the most enriching teaching experiences I have had. These are intense 8 hours a day, 5 days a week programs that typically go on for a month. [We are...

John McCain meets the video professor!

Jul 14, 2008

No explanation required ... [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Jbw2-f8IQ]

Deck chairs on the Titanic

Sep 29, 2008

I just got back from a faculty meeting where we discussed what would be some possible new hires in the area of Educational Technology & Educational Psychology. At the same time (as we were discussing this) the House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion plan to...

Teacher Knowledge in the age of ChatGPT and Generative AI

Aug 22, 2023

Update March 2024: This paper received the JDLTE Outstanding Research Paper Award recognizing "the single article from the prior volume year with the highest possibility to advance the field of teacher education, based on the criteria of potential impact and...

On finding the right (parking) spot

Aug 6, 2008

I had posted earlier about a "virtual speed bump" a visual illusion that make drivers think that they were approaching a speed bump when in actuality it was just a design cleverly painted on the ground. Now here's another one: Directions in a car park... As the...

On designing aesthetic educational experiences in science

May 30, 2023

What is the role of beauty (and aesthetics) in science in science education? This is something that I have been interested in for a long time, going back to highschool. Over the years I have built a small body of scholarship around this topic. Sadly, this work does...

Improv here, there, everywhere…

Jul 10, 2008

A few months ago I wrote about Professor R. K. Joshi (here and here). He was, as I said in the piece, maybe the single greatest influence on my role as a teacher. I had mentioned that R.K. loved absurdity and play. I was reminded of this when I read about this group...