tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post3257559843925078277..comments2024-03-08T00:21:56.482-08:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: "How Social Science Research Can Improve Teaching"Catherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-65487436843260300412013-02-19T06:27:38.478-08:002013-02-19T06:27:38.478-08:00Gather and blather.
YES!
chemprof- thanks for th...<i>Gather and blather.</i><br /><br />YES!<br /><br />chemprof- thanks for the catch - link is in - & thanks for the reaction. I'm going to put this one on the bottom of the pile.<br /><br />You're right that college teaching hasn't changed as much...although there are an awful lot of online courses these days (at my college, anyway) and that is an enormous change.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-9308604190909640912013-02-19T04:09:56.136-08:002013-02-19T04:09:56.136-08:00Every time they start talking about how primitive ...Every time they start talking about how primitive it is to have all the students facing forward while the professor talks I start to get worried. There's a slippery slope that ends at constructionist math.<br /><br />Gather and blather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-61770798732887349162013-02-18T19:59:20.701-08:002013-02-18T19:59:20.701-08:00Yeah, it isn't impressive. I read it earlier, ...Yeah, it isn't impressive. I read it earlier, when a colleague of mine sent it around. Basically at attempt by academics to stay relevant, but they don't really know anything about teaching per se. They are really focussed on improving MOOCs more than anything else.<br /><br />They are talking specifically about college teaching, though, which has changed less than K-12.<br /><br />(Also, I think you forgot to actually link to the article.)ChemProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720659176087492651noreply@blogger.com