By John Warner. According to powerful people, kids must learn to code. I'm wishing for different lessons. More...
Teaching Without Learning: The Limits of Checklists
By John Warner. What if checklists only work when the people using them have already achieved "literacy." More...
Pay The Players. Period.
By John Warner. Even the regular operations of the NCAA are a kind of corruption. Let's bring everything into the light. More...
When You Don't Want to Do the Writing
By John Warner. Injecting an element of "play" may lead to a more sophisticated understanding of a writing occasion. More...
Our Teacher-Free Future?
By John Warner. So, apparently a team of Georgia Tech graduate teaching assistants working IBM’s Watson platform managed to produce a glorified interactive FAQ for their 300-person online “artificial intelligence” course and now we can look forward to a future without teachers. More...
I Miss Teaching
By John Warner. Not teaching for the first time in 17 years and recognizing what I'm missing out on. More...
Lower Ed in Higher Ed
By John Warner. “The goal of universities should be to develop students into mature adults who are knowledgeable, able to function in complex society and prepared for the next phase of their studies or career.” More...
Sacrifices on the Altar of "Correctness"
By John Warner. Privileging correctness crowds out other meaningful parts of learning. More...
Academic Hazing?
By John Warner. Similarities between earning a PhD and enduring a fraternity "hell week." More...
Self-Assessment Leads to Rigor/Self-Regulation
By John Warner. Self-assessment isn't incompatible with educational rigor, it's a necessary ingredient. More...