During the years 2004-2005 I spent more than twelve months preparing for and completing doctoral qualifying exams at Indiana University in two totally distinct fields: Instructional Technology and Judaism & Christianity in Antiquity. (Somehow I …
The Lecture: A Technology 562 Years Past Its Prime
Lecture. What is it? As a kid a lecture is what I would hear from my parents when I did something wrong. Strange that when I arrived to college I was still being lectured at by my "new" parents, college professors, as though something was wrong. …
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Culture Change for Learning
Some weeks ago an article was published called "Culture Change for Learning." The opening paragraph suggests that "the academy lacks a serious culture of teaching and learning." Well, yes, and the problem is systemic and cultural. A book I've been …
The Innovative University
Clayton Christensen (Harvard business school professor) and author of "The Innovative University" came to BYU's campus a few weeks ago. Wow, he nailed it. Disruptive innovation is already happening. It may be in slow motion, but innovation is …