The Calculus Tweetwars
I wanted to wait until I was SURE that this was going to happen before I mentioned it here. My Honors Calculus II students have decided to “tweet” The Calculus Wars for modern times. Their assignment...
View ArticleThe Calculus Tweetwars (1661-1675)
Installment #1 The Calculus Tweetwars View more presentations from Maria Andersen. Possibly Related Posts: The 1-9-90 Rule and Observations of a Classroom Experience Surviving (and Thriving) in the Age...
View ArticleCalculus Tweetwars: 1676-1698
In case it’s difficult to follow the events in “real time” … Calculus Tweetwars: Second Installment View more presentations from Maria Andersen. Possibly Related Posts: The 1-9-90 Rule and Observations...
View ArticleTED Talk on Wolfram Alpha
The talk is titled “Computing a Theory of Everything” Possibly Related Posts: What does Math Teaching look like in 2020? WolframAlpha Facebook Report Data Sleuthing Level Up: Video Games for Learning...
View ArticleLevers of Change in Higher Education
Here’s the latest Prezi on Levers of Change in Higher Education. We’ve seen many major industries undergo dramatic change in the last decade (i.e. manufacturing, newspapers, and customer service)....
View ArticleWorld Future Society Conference 2010
This is the 3rd year I’ve attended the WFS Conference and it’s a difficult event to describe. You might imagine a collection of Nostradamus-like individuals, making predictions about the future, and...
View ArticleSanity in the Age of Digital Overload
I often conduct a workshop called “Organize Your Digital Self” and the last section of the workshop is on staying sane in a world with so many ways to go into digital overload. Here are a few of my...
View ArticleWhat skills should we be teaching to future-proof an education?
Some time last year I spent quite a bit of time reflecting on what skills we could be focusing on in higher education to “future-proof” a degree. What skills will stay relevant no matter what future...
View ArticleCollecting Learning Notebooks in an Online Course
In a prior post, I discussed how I’m using Learning Notebooks to encourage students to carefully think through the mathematical steps and notation for solving problems. I promised that I would explain...
View ArticleOnline Office Hours in Instructure Canvas
UPDATE: Unfortunately, the video chat service provided in Canvas was turned off in Fall 2012. It has now been replaced with a Text Chat that is built in to Canvas, but no video. I have been incredibly...
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