by Alisa Gross | Feb 9, 2015 | Teaching
We’re not recognizing that there’s something profoundly important in the dialogue around the philosophy of education, rather than the structured reform of it. — Steve Hargadon This is the second part of a two part interview with Steve Hargadon, founder of the...
by Alisa Gross | Feb 5, 2015 | Teaching
Why school? Is its primary purpose to benefit the individual or the collective society? — Steve Hargadon Steve Hargadon is the founder of the Learning Revolution conference series and the Classroom 2.0 social network for educators. He also runs the Future of...
by Alisa Gross | Jan 27, 2015 | Teaching
“The idea behind Thug Notes was always that ‘the joke is that there is no joke…’ because the analysis is just so accurate and so smart. – Jared Bauer” On the YouTube series, Thug Notes, Greg Edwards, plays Dr. Sparky Sweets, PhD, a...
by Alisa Gross | Jan 26, 2015 | Social Media
“I *breathe* and *live* collaboration. It was natural for me to write about empathy within academia.” – Raul Pacheco-Vega Dr. Raul Pacheco-Vega is an Assistant Professor in the Public Administration Division of the Centre for Economic Research and...
by Alisa Gross | Jan 19, 2015 | Teaching
The events surrounding Charlie Hebdo offer opportunities to discuss the implications of free speech and to understand religious prohibitions against images. The murder of 12 journalists at the offices of the French satirical newspaper, Charlie Hedbo, in Paris on...