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Class and the Flipped Classroom

July 15, 2016February 7, 2019

There’s a new pro-lecture article in The Atlantic that, I think, makes the classic mistake of focusing on means (lecturing) rather than ends (what learning is taking place). Rather than rebut it, I once again recommend Derek Bruff’s “In Defense of Continuous Exposition” (P.S. He’s not actually defending it). There is, however, an argument that … Continue ReadingClass and the Flipped Classroom

The Giant Lecture Course and the Big University

January 6, 2016February 7, 2019

Over on Chronicle Vitae, a group of students at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, have written a spectacular piece – “A lecture from the lectured.” They open by citing pieces that sneer at students today for being distracted, boring, and un-intellectually curious, then respond with appropriate scorn. At a university like ours, where thousands … Continue ReadingThe Giant Lecture Course and the Big University