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  1. Jan 2020
    1. Introductory icebreaker discussions

      The instructor could also use a survey to gather student information.

    2. a Google Doc

      We could also use our Office365 tools for this kind of online collaboration.

  2. Apr 2019
    1. Thus, praise for intelligence is a short-term strategy that makes successful students feel good at the moment, but one that is detrimental to students in the longer run.
    2. Although praise for intelligence is usually well-intentioned and can be motivating when students are doing well, it backfires when students eventually face work that is difficult for them. When this happens, the failure is a threat to the person's sense of his or her own intelligence — a situation to avoid. Thus, praise for intelligence is a short-term strategy that makes successful students feel good at the moment, but one that is detrimental to students in the longer run.

      Association with resilience as a learner? If I can't learn something quickly then I'm not intelligent enough? Deep learning often requires mistakes and is not "easy" but students who expect it to be quick and easy may hesitate when faced with difficulties or even failure?

    1. Experts have acquired extensive knowledge that affects what they notice and how they organize, represent, and interpret information in their environments, which in turn affects their abilities to remember, reason, and solve problems.

      Experts are able to make connections more readily than novices - or, perhaps, are more confident in the connections they make?

    1. care more aboutselling a product than making transformative change

      Truth! Therefore, consumers of future-oriented predictions must keep their eyes on exactly what transformations they are seeking - what changes would be helpful. Articulating the vision before seeing the product would help?