Category: GEDI
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The Myth of Multitasking
I was very excited that this was a topic of discussion for our blogs this week because I just gave a lecture to my HD 1004 class on Tuesday about the myth of multitasking. Please watch this short video before reading the rest of this post! As I told them, when you think you’re multitasking,…
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The one true representation of contemporary pedagogy
Amos Kalua Ziyad Alhamdan Zellie Hackett Diana Devine Abram Diaz-Strandberg Remy Wehbe
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Departmental support makes all the difference for new teachers
I identified with a lot of what Sarah Deel discussed in her post. I will be a first time teacher next semester, so I am asking and attempting to answer many of the same questions she did; however, unlike Sarah, I have the full support and mentorship of my department during this process. I am…
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Effective Learning
A number of posts this week have discussed various themes that have emerged since beginning this class, its readings and discussions. For me, each week, I consider balance to be the theme applied in different contexts. I think the idea of engaged and mindful learning is noble, but like this post I also acknowledge that we…
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Balancing integrative/digital learning
I had some thoughts watching the TED talk by by Michael Wesch, so that is what I’m choosing to focus on in this blog, with some general comments about required blogging below. In both areas, I came to the same conclusion that balance should be at the forefront of education, whether it be balancing professor…
Dr. Diana Devine 