Frying Eggs and University Teaching; more commonality than you thought.

First you select the hen for your egg; These happy sisters

OR These feces laden sufferers

And many options in between

Pastured vs Free Range vs Organic vs Tortured (CAFO)

1. There is the issue of the treatment of the hen.

2. Then there is the issue of environmental impact

3. Finally there is the issue of nutrition (beta carotene, etc.) and flavor

OK, Now You--

Compare the setting up of a university class with selecting an egg from a happy pastured chicken, a free range, an organic, and a miserable caged bird. This is the beginning stage of teaching—your sources.

You’ve selected your egg and fry it “sunny side up”

• I’m going to compare this to “Traditional Teaching” the “Sage on the Stage” if you will.

OK, Now You--

How do you pull it off well, as the “Sage on the Stage?” What would make a class come together as perfectly as this “Sunny Side Up” egg?

But not all who teach in a traditional method have the talent to be a “Sage

on the Stage”

Now You again--

This egg looks anything but appealing—”cremated” might better describe it than “fried.” What would make a traditional class be less than appealing?

You’ve selected your egg and decide that “over easy” is for you• I’m going to compare this to a “Flipped” class,

where students watch lectures online, and do exercises and homework in class.

Now You again--

How does one pull off a “Flipped” class well? What attributes would make it superior to a traditional class?

But not all who teach “flipped” classeshave the talent for it

Now You again--

Your “Flipped” class has become a laughing stock to your students. What could go wrong in this format?

Perhaps “Scrambled” eggs are for you

• “Scrambled” in university teaching? “Blended,” of course, where students some times go to lecture and sometimes work online.

Now You again--

“Scrambled” can be such a cool blend. What would you do in a “Blended” class to make it work?

But “Scrambled” can become “Mangled” quite easily-a gooey snotty

mess

Now You again--

What would make a “Blended” class fall on its face? What would make students become disgusted and stop being engaged?

Omelets—awesomely cool

Once in a while—an omelet

• Sometimes an instructor blends things together so well that the resulting omelet has students so rapt that they don’t notice that the period is over.

• This is what we are all after.• Is this more likely in one or the other formats

above? Is “Blended” superior to “Flipped” to “Traditional?” Why or why not?

What’s it all about, Alfie?

Is the Traditional university teaching model outdated, outmoded, just for fogies. Will all “modern” instructors emphasize the web?What was the impetus for these new formats?Will they work better in some courses than others? Why?Would you prefer one over the other? Why?