A lot of my posts here are about alternatives to the traditional lecture-oriented classroom. Based on that, and on Notice that what I don’t include in this list is the one thing that lectures seem ...

I recently received an email about a workshop on teaching “today’s students” (as if we had a choice and could teach yesterday’s). Reading the schedule for the workshop, it seemed to be yet another ...

Education isn't just about conveying information as efficiently as possible. A lecture, done right, gets to the heart of why a lesson is worth learning. The nation's 80,000 medical, 20,000 dental, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I mean business about science fiction and geek culture. iTunes U is an underappreciated section on iTunes. It's a pity, because it ...