Is traditional higher education in trouble from online course providers?
I just completed the much-hyped Project Management certification from Google and Coursera. How much trouble is traditional higher education in?
Robert Talbert
Mathematics professor who writes and speaks about math, research and practice on teaching and learning, technology, productivity, and higher education.
Finding common ground with grading systems
We've seen the differences. Now what are the similarities? (Repost from Grading for Growth)
Doubt, proof, and what it means to do mathematics
Throwback post from 2013 on a way of thinking of mathematics as the interplay between belief and doubt.
Specifications grading and "help"
Can students in a specs grading setting do work without help? Do we care?
Doing what you can, with what you've got
A plea and some suggestions for breaking the loop of fear and hopelessness heading into Fall 2021.