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Hybrid Education 2.0 by Steve Kolowich
Excellent article discussing the development of adaptable tutorials for students to learn content without a professor.
Evidence in this case study suggests that the information being studied could be learned more quickly, albeit not necessarily better, with a professor:
“If they’re all getting that baseline information, [faculty] can spend that class time going deeper and doing something much more interesting, so they can really leverage that you’re an expert,” says Candace Thille, director of the Open Learning Initiative, “because right now, oftentimes the faculty expertise is wasted.”
And. . .
The virtual tutor takes care of the basic concepts that typically dominate lectures, leaving professors open to plan the face-to-face component of the course according to what parts of the curriculum the software tells him students are picking up more slowly, and what concepts could bear reinforcement. . . .[This is a] a preferable alternative, Thille says, to rolling through concepts didactically and hoping they stick.
Using technology, we may be able to scale the learning to accommodate more people.
The Daily Plate Nutrition Analysis
An account sign-up is required, but tracking food is free if you skip the introductory trial offer for an upgrade. The food entry interface is very nice. The output gives a breakdown of macro-nutrients and some micro-nutrients, but not a complete list of the latter. There is a nice export to spreadsheet feature. This is part of the Livestrong campaign and includes several other features.
NASPE Coaching Standards
The National Association for Sport & Physical Education (NASPE) offers these standards that all coaches should possess.
Employee Performance Evaluation
by Brian Sather, created Dec 31 2009 - 23:19Before evaluation begins goals and objectives must already be established so a standard exists to compare.
Functions of performance evaluations (Cherrington, D.J. [1995] The Management of Human Resources [4th ed.]. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.)
- Guide human resource actions: Hire, fire, promote. Defend decisions.
- Reward employees: Reinforce
- Personal development: Information
- Identify training needs
- Integrate human resource plan: New positions, etc.
Evaluation methods (Cherrington) Read more »
Intersholastic Athletic Concerns
by Brian Sather, created Dec 31 2009 - 23:07Problems with secondary school athletics. As an athletic director or coach, expect to hear some of these concerns. What is your response? Think it out ahead of time. Are some of these legitimate?
- Educational funding should not be allocated for athletics.
- Unhealthy: Due to injuries especially in contact sports.
- Inequities in funding sports favoring males.
- Imbalance in money spent on football instead of lifetime sports.
- Negative coaching techniques: Not playing everyone, abusive verbal attacks, etc.
- Interference with academics
- Problems hiring teachers who are more qualified to coach.
- High cost (Horine, 2004)
Benefits: Read more »
Outline of Physical Education Concerns for Administrators
by Brian Sather, created Dec 31 2009 - 21:50Appropriateness of the level: Physical education has distinct emphases according to these levels
- Elementary
- Secondary
- University
National associations: AAPHERD and its sub-organization NASPE are the most definitive professional organizations.
Resources: See a list of Pedagogy Links
Curriculum related concerns Read more »
Cricket
by Brian Sather, created Dec 30 2009 - 21:58, updated Dec 30 2009 - 21:59Bowling: Delivery of the ball to the hitter.
- Two finger grip.
- Gradually accelerate on the run up. (10-15 paces for fast bowler, less for slow bowler)
- Use a crossover step to turn the hips sideways toward the target.
- Keep arm straight, circling behind body and high over shoulder.
Drill: Practice bowling from a standstill to a partner. Progress to a bowl from a short approach.
Fielding
- Use two hands to scoop the ball off the ground. Very similar to fielding in baseball.
- Throw immediately to a teammate near the stumps.
- Attempt the knock the bail off the stumps before the runner arrives.
Batting: Batsman must keep the wicket intact and attempt to score runs. Read more »
