by DTEI Editor | Mar 3, 2023 | Blogs
Across higher education, there has been a lot of talk about how the pandemic has changed things, especially in regard to technology and course design. It is certainly true that the conversation around online courses has taken on a whole new flavor. Having been...
by DTEI Editor | Feb 17, 2023 | Blogs
As instructors, one of our main goals is to help students develop their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. In previous Dennin Insights posts, I’ve discussed our responsibility to produce self-motivated, independent lifelong learners. Unfortunately, when it...
by DTEI Editor | Jan 27, 2023 | Blogs
Since it is still January, I feel it is okay to do a post that reflects on New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s resolutions make me think about the question of internal versus external motivation because they are an interesting combination of both. It is external in the...
by DTEI Editor | Jan 13, 2023 | Blogs
Tools and creativity. These seem to be two consistent definitions of what it means to be “human.” Considering pre-historic records, we have the amazing creative work of cave paintings that exist alongside the incredible stone, wood, and bone tools made to create works...
by DTEI Editor | Nov 10, 2022 | Blogs
One of the most difficult things to navigate in this world is the fact that presentation matters. This is particularly challenging in a society that claims to value the individual but then penalizes individual expression in the places where it can impact your career...
by DTEI Editor | Oct 28, 2022 | Blogs
As you can tell from past blogs, I often draw my topics from things I hear faculty saying. And one common refrain I’ve heard throughout the years is faculty commenting on the fact that students never seem to learn what is expected of them before they get to their...
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