A Discussion of “(Dis)Organization and Success in an Economics MOOC” MOOCs will change higher education forever! That was a common statement in 2012 when I was early in my professorial career so I was alarmed by claims my industry was coming to an end. Banerjee and Duflo (2014) said it…
Tag: Online Learning
Teaching
Improving Student Engagement: Discussion Boards versus Blogs
A Discussion of “More than Words: Investigating the Format of Asynchronous Discussions as Threaded Discussions or Blogs” I hope this does not offend any teachers — but I do not like discussion boards. And from what I have heard from my students, they do not either. But without them, an online class is…
Teaching
Because… Science
A Discussion of “Beyond the Flipped Class: The Impact of Research-Based Teaching Methods in a Macroeconomics Principle Class” Over the years I have been increasing my use of active learning, or flipped classroom, methods but apparently I have not gone far enough! Or, really this article is saying I am…