Edward Oneill joins me to talk about practical instructional design.

Edward Oneill, Senior instructional designer at Yale.

Teach Better Podcast

I know a little bit about a lot of things. – Edward Oneill (and also Diana Krall, etc.)

…finding the points in the learning process where assessment and evaluation can be woven in seamlessly

You don’t learn anything by doing it once. – Edward Oneill

I wanted to see it as the students’ fault. It’s so hard to get out of that [mindset]. – Edward Oneill

It’s about stepping away from the center and helping [students] communicate with each other. – Edward Oneill

Bonni shares about teaching with Ellen’s Heads Up iPad game

Jeopardy game as form of reinforcement

Parker Palmer quote

I am a teacher at heart, and there are moments in the classroom when I can hardly hold the joy. When my students and I discover uncharted territory to explore, when the pathway out of a thicket opens up before us, when our experience is illumined by the lightning-life of the mind—then teaching is the finest work I know. – Parker Palmer

There is a special privilege in people letting you help them grow and change. – Edward Oneill

On Becoming a Person, by Carl Rogers

As a teacher, I need to see you as a unique learner. If I really try to understand you and try to help you grow, it is not so much about information transfer; it is a more humane kind of relationship. – Edward Oneill

When you’re passionate about teaching and you focus on it and you try to improve – you do. – Edward Oneill