2010
Rhett McDaniel Quoted in USA Today Story on Backchannel
Jan. 19, 2010—Educational technologist Rhett McDaniel was quoted in a USA Today story on Purdue University’s new Hotseat tool, a Web application that allows students to contribute to “backchannel” conversations during class via text-messaging, Facebook, and Twitter.
Derek Bruff Quoted in Article on Teaching What You Don’t Know
Jan. 19, 2010—Assistant director Derek Bruff’s experiences teaching a cryptography course for the first time was described by Therese Huston in her article “Teach as You Learn” in the NEA Advocate‘s Thriving in Academe series. Huston’s article was based on her new book, Teaching What You Don’t Know, which also features an interview with Derek.
Episode 19 – Teaching Challenging Topics
Jan. 12, 2010—In this episode, we feature a panel discussion with Melissa Snarr, Assistant Professor of Ethics and Society; Brian Griffith, Assistant Clinical Professor for Human and Organizational Development; Vanessa Beasley, Associate Professor with Communication Studies; and Tiffiny Tung, Assistant Professor in the Anthropology Department. In this discussion, the four talk about strategies they use when covering...