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Opportunities in failing: Why K-12 education needs more productive struggle

eSchool News

If I couldnt figure something out on my own, I had resources at my disposal: office hours, teaching assistants, or discussions with peers. They were designed to stretch my limits, to force me to engage deeply with the material rather than skim through a textbook for quick answers. These assignments werent just practice.

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Why ‘Black Box’ Software Isn’t Ready to Teach College

Edsurge

Just as professors wouldn’t bring in a teaching assistant they couldn’t talk to or collaborate with, they shouldn’t adopt interactive tools that are mysterious and locked. And I think we have, in higher education, gotten into a pattern of outsourcing material development. Like textbooks—that's a classic example.