Christina HendricksDec 8, 2016
@mdvfunes @karencang @dnorman @econproph @kenbauer Thanks, Mariana! I know the lack of awareness about open ed & OER is a big problem. We are also not the "normal" ones in the sense that I fear some people, when seeing what actually goes on in some of our classes (e.g., mine) might wonder: hmmm...my tax money is going to that useless stuff? we need to also argue for the *value* of things that seem not immediately tied to "a job."
Show threadKen BauerDec 10, 2016

@clhendricksbc @mdvfunes @karencang @dnorman @econproph

My teaching evaluations just came in.

I need a drink.

Many *awesome* comments but some harsh ones like "I recommend him if you really want to learn but not if you don't"....

#ChatSpace #SNoOO

Show threadChuck PearsonDec 10, 2016

@kenbauer @dnorman @econproph @clhendricksbc @karencang @mdvfunes I am dealing with very similar things right now; I'm not even close to having implemented anything like what I want to do but the pushback is still very real...

The trick to peer-teaching and active learning is that the student can't be a passive observer. But that's what many of my students feel like is SUPPOSED to happen in a classroom.

Culture is a HELL of a thing.

Show threadChristina Hendricks

@ShorterPearson @kenbauer Yes! I don't know what to do about this besides point them to research that shows the learning value of peer learning and active learning. It is more work, but what would we expect learning to be like?

It IS hard to move past the culture of what one has been taught "learning" looks like.

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Show threadLaura Ritchie 🌸Dec 10, 2016
@clhendricksbc @ShorterPearson @kenbauer in UK with fees being relatively new, there is also a culture of being 'owed' learning, like something you can buy. & at uni here there s big challenge to get ss to 'think' differently to the exam/assessment driven curriculum in schools (here). So different to be given a blank page & be told you make the title & write the story. I find it v hard to understand when ss doesn't want to learn, but takes time to change any engrained ways, esp if years old
Show threadChuck PearsonDec 10, 2016
@clhendricksbc @kenbauer I don't know what your students are like. But the caliber of secondary education in the South is notorious. There really IS no perception among most of these students about what learning should look like. Even the most talented students I get literally have never been challenged before; if I leave loose ends of any sort for them to seek out on their own, the response is almost panic. Some mock hand-holding, but when you're doing a scary thing, you WANT your hand held.