ITC: 74 – Additive Grading: Increase Engagement With This Gaming Hack
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Book Review: Self-Directed Learning: A Guide for Learners and Teachers
My dissertation topic focused on informal learning. I wanted to know how extension educators were staying current in their discipline as well as learning how to be educators and use… Read more »
Book Review: The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide
I have been a huge fan of Bonni Stachowiak’s ever since I started listening to her podcast, Teaching in Higher Ed. If you have not listened to this podcast and… Read more »
Book Review: Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
I have been interested in games, gaming, and gamification for both personal enjoyment and academic reasons. Repeatedly, I have seen references to Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in… Read more »
Book Review: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Have you ever felt compelled to do something? A marketer or salesperson may be using a weapon of influence against you. If you receive something for free, you are more… Read more »
Book Review: The Liberator: One World War II Soldier’s 500-Day Odyssey From the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
A lot of what I had read about World War II focused on the exploits of Easy Company from the Band of Brothers or from Operation Market Garden. It was… Read more »