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| ID | 433 |
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| First Name | Dan |
| Last Name | Alexander |
| Institution | Drake University |
| Speaker Category | invited |
| Title of Talk | Innovation through Blunder (or the Unexpected Virtues of Non-Intentionality) |
| Abstract | "We all make mistakes." "There is no such thing as a dumb question." "You should embrace your mistakes and learn from them." These are all things that many of us tell our students. But do we believe it? More importantly, do we follow this advice in our own teaching? What I hope to do in this talk is explore the role of mistakes in teaching with the audience. In hopes of getting the conversation rolling, I will offer a few examples of mistakes, including several I have made. some of which have led to some drastic changes in my teaching. |
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| Suitable for undergraduates? | Y |
| Day Preference | none |
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| Date Submitted | 09/28/2015 |
| Year | 2015 |