For many, Richard Feynman (1918–1988), the Nobel Prize–winning physicist turned cultural icon, is the prototype of a creative genius (Gleick, 1992). Beyond physics, he became
Here are some selected highlights from my long history of using educational technology:
Two truths and a lie is a popular social icebreaker game. In case you aren’t familiar with it, this is the way it goes. Each
An old saying in teaching goes, “Good students laugh at our jokes; weak students write them down.” There is some truth there. Strong students are
I admit that I watch way more YouTube videos than I should. The algorithm, of course, is meant to keep suggesting videos that grab my
In past essays, I’ve covered how students fool themselves into believing they have mastered concepts when they really haven’t and how faculty can fool themselves
Last month I wrote about how students fool themselves into thinking they have learned concepts when they really haven’t. This month I focus on how
If you’ve taught for any length of time, you’ve probably heard this or gotten similar messages multiple times from students. The bottom line is that
Teachers focus on developing students’ conscious learning and understanding of concepts, but there is a whole other dimension of mental life that teachers also influence:
I’ve taught a course in statistics for psychological research for almost 40 years. No student becomes a psych major because they get to take statistics,
