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14/ Follow up - if your science class isn't confusing, then something isn't right wired.com/2016/04/scienc…
15/ Now for some advice geared more towards faculty. I will start with the big one - we should be moving past the traditional lecture. There is more that we can do wired.com/2017/05/the-me…
16/ Also, in physics we have run out of excuses. It is not time to include coding in introductory physics class wired.com/2015/08/coding…
17/ Some starting advice for faculty wired.com/2013/08/welcom…
18/ What is the difference between a grade curve and no curve? What is Standards Based Grading? wired.com/2017/04/think-…
19/ More on Standards Based Grading wired.com/2014/05/what-i…
20/ The best way to see what your students really understand - have them make a video wired.com/story/the-best… (this is huge)
21/ Does the introductory physics course cover too much stuff? Hint: the answer is yes wired.com/2014/06/does-t…
22/ What technology will revolutionize education? My thoughts on an excellent @veritasium video wired.com/2014/12/techno…
23/ Two misconceptions about learning - that confusion is bad and that the instructor has all the knowledge wired.com/2014/09/two-co…
24/ 5 reasons you should consider Matter and Interactions for intro physics wired.com/2014/05/5-reas…
25/ Related - should you use the Momentum Principle or Newton's Second Law? wired.com/story/physics-…
26/ Here is a link to Matter and Interactions - check it out matterandinteractions.org
27/ The other physics curriculum that I completely endorse - Next Gen Physical Science and Everyday Thinking - nextgenpet.activatelearning.com great for pre-service elementary education majors.
28/ Why is it that adults often have the same ideas about physics as younger children? Answer: wrong ideas still have to make sense in some way wired.com/2016/09/colleg…
30/ Thoughts on textbooks. Professors pick them, but students have to use them wired.com/2016/05/textbo…
31/ Modeling the motion of a mass on a spring. This line is the best "It was my greatest lecture but no one really learned very much" wired.com/2014/07/how-do…
32/ No matter what people say, higher ed is not about producing workers wired.com/2016/01/govern…
33/ Working, learning and robots. Why do we do the things we do? wired.com/2015/09/work-l…
34/ Finally, here is a list of most of these posts rhettallain.com/2018/08/06/lis…
35/ Ok - one more. Here are my reflections on student video assessments from this summer rhettallain.com/2018/07/20/ref…
36/ I lied again. I want to share this too - "What is a vector?" My reply to an argument with @khanacademy wired.com/2012/07/what-i…
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