Philosophy + Theory
My 15-year Bookish Quest FINALLY Comes to an End
My 15-year Bookish Quest FINALLY Comes to an End
When I was an undergraduate, I double majored in philosophy and English. (Readers who know my scholarship can attest to…
Philosophy? Good. Card Games? Good.
Philosophy? Good. Card Games? Good.
This is another level of philosophical phatness. Just check out this game called 100 Questions from Alain de Botton‘s The…
Give the Gift of Strindberg and Helium to Someone you Love: Watch, Ponder, and Be
Give the Gift of Strindberg and Helium to Someone you Love: Watch, Ponder, and Be
Nothing says HOLIDAY like a witty philosophical cartoon about brooding Swedish playwright Johan August Strindberg and his chipper castrato pinkish balloon…
Would a Self-Driving Car Choose to Kill 2 of Its Passengers or 5 Pedestrians? Depends On Who Programs It
Would a Self-Driving Car Choose to Kill 2 of Its Passengers or 5 Pedestrians? Depends On Who Programs It
A recent panel of experts at the WISE@NY Learning Revolution conference discussed the importance of the humanities as our world…
What a Squirrel in City Hall Park Teaches Us about Learning
What a Squirrel in City Hall Park Teaches Us about Learning
I recently asked my education students to conduct a Learning Walk. It goes like this: They have 45 minutes to…
The Etymology of ‘Pedagogy’ Might Surprise You
The Etymology of ‘Pedagogy’ Might Surprise You
If you love education and love etymology, you’ll dig this. I love looking to the histories of words to better…
Literacy and Orality Nerds, There’s a Walter Ong Lecture Online
Literacy and Orality Nerds, There’s a Walter Ong Lecture Online
Walter Ong’s work on literacy and orality marked, for me, a turning point in my professional life. I’ve since come…
Is That a John Dewey T-Shirt? Philosophy Meets Fashion!
Is That a John Dewey T-Shirt? Philosophy Meets Fashion!
Today’s reason to smile. Making educational philosophical thought cool again. Get it in your size (or mine!) here. And for…
Science and Poetry, Both are Celebrations
Science and Poetry, Both are Celebrations
Science and poetry are two sides of the same universal coin. (And here’s another, more etymological take, on the matter.)…
Technophobic Hype: A History of Technology and the Future of Work
Technophobic Hype: A History of Technology and the Future of Work
From Socrates to the Internet, history is filled with freak-outs about the way new technologies will destroy humanity. And then…
Listen to Dewey’s Democracy and Education–for Free
Listen to Dewey’s Democracy and Education–for Free
It’s an iconic work in the philosophy of education, but have you read it? No? That’s OK, now you can…
Socrates on Democracy and Education
Socrates on Democracy and Education
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a firm believer in the usefulness of philosophy and theory. It’s not…
Everyone Should Know How Computers Work. These Videos Can Help.
Everyone Should Know How Computers Work. These Videos Can Help.
Whether you work in schools or dabble in digital research methods, you will instantly become a more critical user of…
What Constitutes Teaching?
What Constitutes Teaching?
The 3rd installment in my Education Series for LinkedIn, check out this brief video where I pose some of the…
Literature as “the operating instructions,” in Memory of Ursula K. Le Guin
Literature as “the operating instructions,” in Memory of Ursula K. Le Guin
Le Guin’s essays are some of the loveliest prose I’ve read recently, her style outmatched only by her astuteness for…
Not Sure What to Think About this Philosopher’s Rubric
Not Sure What to Think About this Philosopher’s Rubric
The word rubric was originally used to refer to the annotations medieval church officials made in liturgy books in order…