Category Archives: Technology/online teaching
Would-be education reformers love to chide teachers. I’ve chided at times myself. But a recent New York Times article on artificial intelligence-based, computerized essay grading reminded me of one criticism that I find especially irritating . . . all the more since it generally comes … Continue reading
My three summer online courses open today, so sure enough, I had THE DREAM last night. I’ve talked to other teachers about this, and many report that they too experience this particular nightmare every year, a day or so before … Continue reading
Not long after I wrote my second “can a computer replace me” post, an ESchool News article on “flipped learning” showed up in my inbox. The “flip” comes when students listen to the teacher talk on their ipods or computers, … Continue reading
Diane Ravitch used to be my favorite educational historian (her 2000 book Left Back is still probably the best single account of a century of school reform run amok.) In recent years she’s undergone a conversion to the status quo, … Continue reading