It can also be used to redesign systems so that they’re easier to navigate in the first place.
Feature: Happiness: Restoring Purpose to Higher Education | Bringing Theory to Practice - 1 views
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"If once we believe in life and in the life of the [student], then will all occupations and uses spoken of, then will all history and science become instruments of appeal and materials of culture to his imagination, and through that to the richness and orderliness of his life. -John Dewey, 2013 [1900]"
Where ideas trump devices | Harvard Gazette - 0 views
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"Students in CS50 have almost free rein to select final projects that appeal to their curiosity, although they are asked to "strive to create something that outlives this course." "All that we ask," the syllabus says, "is that you build something of interest to you, that you solve an actual problem, that you impact campus, or that you change the world.""
Why 'Nudges' to Help Students Succeed Are Catching On - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 2 views
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A nudge, like the text-message reminders that helped students make the transition to college, offers a workaround to help people get through a complex system,
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A nudge, they explained, encourages — but does not mandate — a certain behavior: think putting healthier options at eye level in the cafeteria.
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