[NB: Sadly, Bryan Glenn’s body was found this past Monday.] Although this blog is about the intersection of history, pedagogy, and technology, it is also a blog that I write at George Mason University in Fairfax County, Virginia. George Mason is a part of our community and this week a child in our community disappeared…
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Here There Be Monsters
After a month away from the blog recuperating from pneumonia that just wouldn’t quit, I’m back… While I was gone, Brendan Fitzgerald published a very interesting piece on my course Lying About the Past in The Morning News titled “Here There Be Monsters.” Similar to Yoni Applebaum’s piece for TheAtlantic.com back in May, Fitzgerald grapples with what the course…
A Book and a Museum
Will you be in Portland anytime soon? If so, you need to visit the world’s oldest museum: the Faux Museum. More than 10,000 years old, the Faux Museum has mounted such important exhibitions as “The Presidential Briefs: The Underwear of the Presidents” and “The Faux Masters,” a critical examination of 24 artists who created work…
Recognizing excellence in transforming learning?
Not long ago a friend asked me, in the context of the current debate about MOOCs and other forms of supposedly transformational educational innovations, who was awarding prizes to recognize excellence in the transformation of learning, especially in the large class environment? My response was, “Well…hm…uh…there’s…no. I guess I can’t really think of anyone.” I…