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21st Century teaching and learning

"After trying very hard with the '21st century learners', I came to the conclusion that it is far 'better' to simply give easy grades; the "learners" were happy, my student evaluations went up, and my workload went down (e.g. I would simply give grades by quickly looking at a single page of an exam but not actually marking anything). I fear for the future employers of my happy students and their many As, but why beat myself over it when I have books like this one."

Posted by John
after reading The College Fear Factor: How Students and Professors Misunderstand One Another
August 18, 2010 8:30 AM
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