Add Context to Learning with Virtual Reality
John Orlando
September 9, 2019
Long ago I learned that the best way to tour a city is by bike. A car isolates a tourist from a city, while a
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Long ago I learned that the best way to tour a city is by bike. A car isolates a tourist from a city, while a
It is widely assumed among faculty that students reward easy grades with good evaluations, which then becomes reason to dismiss student evaluations as unreliable. But
A host of studies have shown that feedback is one of the most important elements of learning (e.g., Hattie, 2009; Wiggins, 2012). These studies also
When a new movie comes out, people often watch the trailer to decide whether they want to see it. Similarly, our eyes are immediately drawn
It is well-known that reflection is a key to learning and retention. Our minds are not computer programs that can simply download information with complete
One of the challenges that an online program faces is how to keep courses up-to-date. Links break, articles become outdated, new material appears, and so
There is an unfortunate tendency among higher education publications to measure the quality of online education by surveying faculty on whether they think online education
Nearly all dedicated NPR listeners have had the experience of sitting in their car with the radio on after arriving at their destination simply because
Instructors spend a considerable amount of time planning the topics, content, and activities in their courses, but comparatively little time thinking about the syllabus. The
Faculty tend to lament that student evaluations are just opportunities for students with bad grades to hammer their instructor. But I always believed that student
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