Try again. Fail again. Better again. Or better worse. Fail worse again. Still worse again. Till sick for good. Throw up for good.
– Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho (1983)
When I quote this passage from Worstward Ho, the somewhat obscure yet recently rejuvenated Samuel Beckett novella, the meaning of the famous lines in the preceding paragraph, those on the forearm of Stan Wawrinka and on the lips of Richard Branson, Elon Musk and other entrepreneurs, change entirely.…
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Loading...Try again. Fail again. Better again. Or better worse. Fail worse again. Still worse again. Till sick for good. Throw up for good.
– Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho (1983)
When I quote this passage from Worstward Ho, the somewhat obscure yet recently rejuvenated Samuel Beckett novella, the meaning of the famous lines in the preceding paragraph, those on the forearm of Stan Wawrinka and on the lips of Richard Branson, Elon Musk and other entrepreneurs, change entirely.…
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Following recent eLearning trends, we are witnessing a shift towards education that is accessible, personalized and attractive. Fantastic! This is a welcome re
volution, allowing a wider and more encompassing reach – education for all.
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Failing Forward…As an Adult: Implications for Fostering This in a School Culture There’s been a lot of conversation over the past couple of years about the soft skills or social emotional skills that should be fostered in our educational system. One of the main themes is the idea that failure is critical to continual learning … Continue reading Failing Forward…As an Adult: Implications for Fostering in a School Culture …
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It’s Quality Matters Monday! Each Monday, we highlight a Quality Matters standard and review its importance in an online course and how we evaluate this standard.
Today, we are reviewing Quality Matters Standards 4.1.
General Standard 4 addresses the inclusion of instructional materials that enable learners to achieve the stated learning objectives or competencies.
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...In the academic year 2015/2016 I will be teaching the ‘Developing Study Skills’ unit of the Level 2 AAT Diploma in Accounting and Business. I am creating a class blog for this unit which, as well as being the teaching resource, will be the ‘holding’ space for students’ own blogs.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I do not believe that there is any ‘right way’ to learn. Howard Gardner points to different intelligences, Loris Malaguzzi describes 100 languages, Mark Wahl sees animal temperaments… Thus, in a constant search for ‘what works’ for each child I have been reading research and documentation of Montessori Method.…
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Dr. Sedef Smith
Today, we are spotlighting Lamar University professors, Drs. Sedef U. Smith, Randy J. Davis, and Carl J. Sheperis. They were Spring 2014 Faculty Research Grant Recipients for their proposal, “Feedback plug-in application for Blackboard: The much needed tool for revolutionizing the assessment of students’ online discussion participation.”
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Tuesday I posted this article, filled with graphics inspired by fiends I’ve met in the Making Learning Connected MOOC. This morning I was encouraged to see this post, by Terry Elliott.
Terry added a range of comments to my first graphic.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Helen Crump caught my attention earlier today with her reflective post Literacy: Not a desk job, but an identity job. It’s a great story reminding us of the connections between literacy, identity, learning and teaching. And then I learned there is more to the story.…
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