by Alisa Gross | Jan 27, 2015 | Teaching
“The idea behind Thug Notes was always that ‘the joke is that there is no joke…’ because the analysis is just so accurate and so smart. – Jared Bauer” On the YouTube series, Thug Notes, Greg Edwards, plays Dr. Sparky Sweets, PhD, a...
by Alisa Gross | Jan 26, 2015 | Social Media
“I *breathe* and *live* collaboration. It was natural for me to write about empathy within academia.” – Raul Pacheco-Vega Dr. Raul Pacheco-Vega is an Assistant Professor in the Public Administration Division of the Centre for Economic Research and...
by Alisa Gross | Jan 19, 2015 | Teaching
The events surrounding Charlie Hebdo offer opportunities to discuss the implications of free speech and to understand religious prohibitions against images. The murder of 12 journalists at the offices of the French satirical newspaper, Charlie Hedbo, in Paris on...
by Alisa Gross | Jan 12, 2015 | Acclaim Posts, EdTech
“Acclaim helped students to better understand the physical aspect of conducting. They crave instant feedback.” – Ben Caston, Truett McConnell College Ben Caston is the Chair of the Music and Arts Division and Director of at Truett McConnell College...
by Alisa Gross | Jan 6, 2015 | Teaching
“We first have to ask what kind of world we want, then ask what kind of education system will create that world.” – Jordan Shapiro Jordan Shapiro is a professor at Temple University’s Intellectual Heritage Department, who writes about edTech,...
