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Ian Gabrielson

An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments - 0 views

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  • Ian Gabrielson on 04 Nov 13
     
    "This book is aimed at newcomers to the field of logical reasoning, particularly those who, to borrow a phrase from Pascal, are so made that they understand best through visuals. I have selected a small set of common errors in reasoning and visualized them using memorable illustrations that are supplemented with lots of examples. The hope is that the reader will learn from these pages some of the most common pitfalls in arguments and be able to identify and avoid them in practice."
Ivan Beeckmans

The Innovative Educator: You can never replace the teacher. Or can you? 10 ways to lear... - 0 views

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shared by Ivan Beeckmans on 25 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • I never learned anything I was tested on. After I was forced to memorize and regurgitate onto the paper, the uninteresting, disconnected facts, stayed on the test. 
  • I don’t blame myself though. I did as I was told and I excelled in the game of school.
  • The reality for me is that I would have been much better off without the teachers in my life weighing me down and wasting my time.
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  • Unlike Jon and my friend though, many of us learn more effectively without teachers and there are more and more ways to do just that.
  • Ivan Beeckmans on 25 Jan 12
     
    An interesting post about whether a teacher is really useful. There are issues with this argument (student motivation being one) but it likely sums up the experiences of many and prompts the need for more individualized learning.
Ivan Beeckmans

Blogs vs. Term Papers - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Ivan Beeckmans on 14 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • blog writing has become a basic requirement in everything from M.B.A. to literature courses. On its face, who could disagree with the transformation? Why not replace a staid writing exercise with a medium that gives the writer the immediacy of an audience, a feeling of relevancy, instant feedback from classmates or readers, and a practical connection to contemporary communications? Pointedly, why punish with a paper when a blog is, relatively, fun?
  • Because, say defenders of rigorous writing, the brief, sometimes personally expressive blog post fails sorely to teach key aspects of thinking and writing. They argue that the old format was less about how Sherman got to the sea and more about how the writer organized the points, fashioned an argument, showed grasp of substance and proof of its origin. Its rigidity wasn’t punishment but pedagogy.
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