There is a definite difference between good teaching and good learning. On the one hand, good learning does not follow logically from good teaching, and on the other, learning can take place without the aid of a teacher per se. The two can, in theory, be completely...

A while back, while racking his brain for ideas on how to conduct educational research, some guy came to the glorious realization that the easiest way to get information from people is to just ask for it. Since that fateful day, surveys have been an indispensable...

Excimer‘s marvelous talk at ACS has inspired me to take up blogging again. However, as my interests have changed substantially since I started MGW back in 2007, I’ve decided to re-cast MGW as “Cheersical Education,” so named for “Cheers,...

I have been oscillating between periods of utter excitement and dejected paranoia about graduate school all year long, but this week has definitely been an "up" in the saga of my post-secondary manic depression. As I was driving around downtown Lexington this...

There is a definite difference between good teaching and good learning. On the one hand, good learning does not follow logically from good teaching, and on the other, learning can take place without the aid of a teacher per se. The two can, in theory, be completely...

A while back, while racking his brain for ideas on how to conduct educational research, some guy came to the glorious realization that the easiest way to get information from people is to just ask for it. Since that fateful day, surveys have been an indispensable...

Since I just finished my degree requirements (at long last), there’s one less thing keeping me at home. Because I’ve been here awhile, though, I figured I’d list a few of the nicer things about the area and the university.[1] Unless you’re...