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The Sleeper
I’m pretty sensitive to student reactions in my classes. For better or worse, I really feed off of them. I had one student who was just always sleeping. Or if he wasn’t sleeping he was giving me this...
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Letters vs. Letter Grades
Several people ask me about what I mean by “no grades.” In short, instead of letter grades, I wrote letters. This is my final letter to David (The Sleeper). This was read aloud – tears flowing as I...
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Steps Toward a Big Idea Syllabus
Go to lunch with students. Or just talk to them. Discover who they are and remind yourself what it is to be a student. It won’t take long to remember that they are wrestling with some really...
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My Journey to the Joy of Learning
I have always been deeply concerned about the quality of teaching and learning we provide for our students. For years, I preached the power and potential of technologies and techniques to transform a...
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I have launched a new project – a “This American Life”-style podcast about college life. It is my favorite endeavor of the past 12 years. I hope you enjoy it. In the first episode, I go looking for...
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