The Periodic Table of Agile Learning by Don Clark

The main groups are listed in the far left column and each major element covering the same theme is on the row next to the major element.

If you roll over an element with your mouse, a window will appear above the table that provides a definition and often a reference source.

Thanks to Clayton W. Wright for passing on this fascinating link.

Innovative & Improvisational Preparation for Team Teaching

Ms. McGowan says, to help students prepare for a fluid business climate in which “within five years, they’ll probably be in a job that didn’t even exist when they started college.” That approach, she says, will require improvisational skills among instructors and students alike.

Philadelphia University plans to blend design, engineering and management into a new undergraduate program. Team teaching preparation is only part of the work that 12 faculty have undertaken over the past six months.

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