Gary Natriello – Page 13

Cheating Scandal at West Point

December 31, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

The Hill reports on a major scandal at West Point. With the transition to online learning due to the pandemic, over 70 students were accused of cheating on a calculus exam when instructors noticed that […]

Bending, Breaking Blending – Generating New Ideas

December 31, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

Those who seem to be struggling to develop a new idea for research or other purposes might enjoy the conversation between David Eagleman, Anthony Brandt, and Steven Johnson in which they discuss the book by […]

Unbundling the University

December 3, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

There has been talk about unbundling the university for more than a decade, and a new research brief from CB Insights provide a comprehensive look at the wide variety of service providers interested in taking […]

PBL in K12 Settings

October 22, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

For a solid introduction to the use of project-based learning to support the development of 21st century skills among K12 students, see this article by Sandy Swartz in which she covers the basics of how […]

Performance vs Background in Hiring

October 22, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

As Sherin Shibu writes in PC Magazine, the process of hiring software engineers may not be as merit based as once thought. The article features Aline Lerner who co-founded Interviewing.io, a company that seeks to […]

A Sustaining Learning Project

October 17, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

Self-directed projects can lead to some amazing learning opportunities, and sustaining such projects over a long period of time can lead to impressive progress. That is only one of the things that makes one special […]

Home Studio for Online Lectures

October 6, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

With many moving their face-to-face classes online it is a great time to consider ways to improve conditions for teaching from home and the impact of such conditions on students working at a distance. A […]

Caste vs. Meritocracy

October 3, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

Those looking for examples of how personal assessments in the workplace can be affected by factors unrelated to performance will be interested in the issues highlighted in a commentary by Rajiv Rao discussing a recent […]

Google Makes a Move

September 25, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

Writing in Entrepreneur, Adrian Shepherd calls attention to Google’s recent move to enter the world of higher education by offering six month courses in areas in high demand from employers. In addition to targeting areas […]

An Ethical Decision

September 16, 2020 Gary Natriello 1

For those who work or plan to work as analysts or engineers at institutions of one sort or another, the case of Facebook engineer Ashok Chandwaney presents an interesting example of how norms of decency, […]