Why Students Don’t Read Their Textbooks (finally the answer)

Why Students Don’t Read Their Textbooks (finally the answer)

  Why Students Don’t Read Their Textbooks (finally the answer)   Dr. David. A. Wiley—founder of the Open High School of Utah and OpenContent.org, former “Chief Openness Office ...

“You’ve Ruined My Weekend Dad…, I Mean Teacher!”

“You’ve Ruined My Weekend Dad…, I Mean Teacher!”

“You’ve Ruined My Weekend Dad…, I Mean Teacher!”  This Class ISN’T that Hard—the Social Proof Last Friday at the conclusion of my BMGT 1270 Personal Selling class, my 18-year old s ...

WARNING: May be Offensive to Some Lecturers

WARNING: May be Offensive to Some Lecturers

Warning: May be Offensive to Some Lecturers Warning: the following material may be highly offensive to some in the world of academia. To those who practice their profession primari ...

What Students Want (Short and Sweet–Right from the Source)

What Students Want (Short and Sweet–Right from the Source)

What Students Want (Short and Sweet—Right from the Source) What do students want? From their responses they want learning to be fun, engaging, thought-provoking and unusual. This w ...

Educational Springs–The Balance of Quality and Quantity

Educational Springs–The Balance of Quality and Quantity

Educational Springs – The Balance of Quality and Quantity Water gives life,  but for it to do so effectively,  the proper quality and quantity are required. Some bodies of water ar ...

You Talkin’ to Me? Nobel Prize Fodder

You Talkin’ to Me? Nobel Prize Fodder

You Talkin’ to Me? Nobel Prize Fodder Nobel prize-winner Herbert Simon said: “What information consumes is rather obvious; it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence, a wea ...

Performance Plateau (plague of the academic adequacy virus)

Performance Plateau (plague of the academic adequacy virus)

Performance Plateau (plague of the academic adequacy virus) I think for many of us when we find something that works, that is what we continue to do. It works and it’s adequate, wh ...

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