by mariawidmer | May 30, 2016 | Blog
Motion efficiency study by Frank Gilbreth, c. 1914. Collection: National Museum of American History The Shift to Syncretism The industrial spirit of the 20th century prized efficiency, predictability, and optimization above all. In this cultural landscape, the...
by mariawidmer | May 28, 2016 | Blog, LDT 505
“It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind), That each by observation Might satisfy his mind…”(Saxe, J. G., 1873) The Tale of the Elephant Designing an effective learning...
by mariawidmer | May 21, 2016 | Blog, LDT 505
It’s 12:30 PM and your lunch period is (finally) here. Seizing your half hour to chat with friends, you scarf down three slices of cafeteria pizza in rapid succession. All-too-quickly, the bell rings and you’re off to science class, reinvigorated. Fifteen minutes in,...
by mariawidmer | May 14, 2016 | Blog, LDT 505
My name is Maria and I am a coder, cellist, and tech-minded teacher working in online higher education. For the past 8 years, I have taught a large online Gen Ed performing arts course for Penn State University Park. This has been a rewarding first-hand experience of...
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