Circles of Innovation

Teaching “Naked”!

Posted July 29th, 2014 by slee84 & filed under Creative Assessment Techniques, Education, Faculty Development, Good Reads, Ideas, Strategy, Technology.

This article by Jose Antonio Bowen appeared in a recent AAC&U newsletter and is based on his 2012 best seller Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning. I particularly enjoyed this excerpt: As faculty, if we are primarily concerned with transmitting content, then our value will only decrease. […]

Destination: Circles Track 2014 Exit Ticket Results featuring Tagxedo

Posted June 26th, 2014 by slee84 & filed under Brain-based Learning, Circles, Conference Notes, Creative Assessment Techniques, Destinations, Education, Faculty Development, Ideas, infographic.

Assessment is often a dirty word in higher education, but we’re getting better at figuring out what can/should be measured every day. On the last day of Valencia College’s annual profession development program Destination, the 2014 Circles of Innovation Track participated in a snowflake activity as an exit ticket for the five week experience. The […]

Piano stairs: The fun theory

Posted May 19th, 2014 by slee84 & filed under Destinations, Education, Ideas, Music, Sparks, Video.

How can we make the difficult task of changing the brain (aka learning) easier for our students? Make the road less traveled FUN! Thanks to Volkswagen for this great reminder. ▶ Piano stairs The fun theory – YouTube.

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