teaching – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Minority Perspectives

2021-09-22 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Did not recommend 2020, wouldn't recommend 2021 either, but it surely is an interesting time.
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Supervising Written Exams with Classical Music

2020-07-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

Something to do while supervising written exams
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Grading Paper Exams with an iPad

2019-07-28 | Reading time: 1 minute

Turns out you can grade paper exams pretty well with an iPad.
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“Teaching” at the university, or: I am neither a, nor your, private teacher

2014-02-28 | Reading time: 4 minutes

Clearing up a misconception in university teaching. At least in Germany, the ones in front of the class are not teachers, nor are they rewarded for teaching. Making this and a few other issues clear is really helpful. I think it led to students still knowing they could ask me, but stop wasting time on irrelevancies.
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Applying a psychological theory: A creative way to assess student learning

2013-10-17 | Reading time: 4 minutes

An in-depth description of a constructivist task I gave my students to assess their learning -- and get them to learn in the first place. Was a fun course and I think a helpful one.
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