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Teaching to Learn

Along with the strong support for lifelong learning comes the need for learners to take charge of their own learning process. Delegating one’s learning to an institutional setting is limited, and even within this setting one must actively engage in … Continue reading

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Developing student learning communities

A recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal listed what they don’t tell you at graduation. The first item stressed the importance of the relationships you develop with others in school. Several studies also relate the importance of community … Continue reading

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Attended TEDxUIUC

Today, the TEDxUIUC presentations demonstrated the power of the passions and engagement people have in their work and aspirations. Most of the passions focused on trying to understand more deeply the meaning of significant personal and contextual experiences. From three-dimensional … Continue reading

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