Learning Solutions

A challenge from SMU professor Jose Bowen: “Teach Naked”, meaning to utilize the face-to-face time with students for more discussion and debate, instead of rote lecturing from bullet-laden digital presentations. He encourages the use of podcasts for the lecture material, and e-mail to point students to content covered in the curriculum.

Bowen warns residential colleges that they are under siege from cheaper online learning options to provide more engaging, personal interaction with students, in order to justify the cost of a college education.

Technology has a place for teachers, and is not a replacement for teachers.

I propose a “Teach Naked” week for all teachers to turn off their computers while students are in their rooms.