Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Live-blogging exam grading...
[Robert... I couldn't help but exerpt the following from your math-test-scoring blog today. Excellent example of what we could very like be exchanging ideas about... out here at IndyAcademia.]
"One thing that's becoming clearer and clearer to me as I continue to teach is that the lecture format is losing its effectiveness over time."
"But wouldn't that mean that ALL forms of teaching are losing their effectiveness? What is teaching but a highly elaborate exchange of information? If the current generation is losing the ability (or desire...?) to process information in any form, then where is this entire enterprise of education headed? Maybe that's too depressing to think about. Some might say that what I am supposed to do in the classroom is... [continued at BrightMystery.net] ¶ 4:35 AM
"One thing that's becoming clearer and clearer to me as I continue to teach is that the lecture format is losing its effectiveness over time."
"But wouldn't that mean that ALL forms of teaching are losing their effectiveness? What is teaching but a highly elaborate exchange of information? If the current generation is losing the ability (or desire...?) to process information in any form, then where is this entire enterprise of education headed? Maybe that's too depressing to think about. Some might say that what I am supposed to do in the classroom is... [continued at BrightMystery.net] ¶ 4:35 AM
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