Engineering poses special challenges for ESL students, but saw some excellent content at this presentation. Going to be very exciting seeing it put together in WebCT...
Combination of Socratic method (question and answer) in the classroom, drill and practice, and CBT (computer based training)...hey, that sounds a bit like blended learning!
Sat in on Gary Evans Basic Skills Course at the Men's College. He's good, and it shows in the materials he's designed and his methods in the classroom. One goal is to get more sharing between HCT colleges going, and this one would be a great candidate...
Had a bit of show and tell, which was excellent. Faculty has already done some really good things online. We'll just build on it nicely and share the wealth of creativity they have...
Duncan Murphy is a good egg--makes me laugh just looking at this photo. Nothing rattles him--very centered...
Almost was able to take a photo of a traditional arab greeting between students--rubbing noses. Notice though how lush the grounds are--no small feat given the climate...
They wanted me to hold this up--wasn't my idea. I can't spell that well iether...
Couple of little power outages--nothing I caused, I swear--otherwise went quite well I thought. A really great group of educators.
