Show Notes

Peter Drake is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He teaches a variety of courses including Software Development and AI & Machine Learning. His research has involved building artificially intelligent programs to play the classical Asian game of Go, using deep neural networks to analyze photographs of clouds, and creating video games to teach people about earthquake preparedness.

 

In today’s episode. Peter talks about learning management systems, knowing your purpose as a student, and helping high schoolers learn the basics of how to college.

 

Timestamps

2:22 What makes a good LMS, and how can a teacher harness those tools to effectively engage with their students?

4:33 An on-demand source of administrative information

7:41 Connecting the LMS with other technologies students are using

8:34 Don’t use more technology than is necessary 

12:53 How can online high schools prepare students for college?

14:43 In some ways, college is just the next 4 grades….

15:20 Don’t be afraid to ask questions!

18:22 If you’ve been using a system for years, you may think it’s obvious, but not to a new user

18:32 Students are not alone! 

19:14 Using your time wisely

20:40 Check your email at least once a day

23:27 The Plan, Change, Evaluate cycle

26:09 What holds students back when they’re entering college?

26:51 Making mistakes is how you learn

31:47 If there was one thing Peter could give to every teacher in the U.S., what would it be and why?

Episode Resources:

Peter Drake’s short essay on How To College

Small Teaching and Small Teaching Online - Books by Flower Darby and James M. Lang

Geeky Pedagogy - Book by Jessamyn Neuhaus

Ungrading - Book edited by Susan Blum

You can email me at [email protected].

For social media, I’m on Mastodon at https://qoto.org/@peterdrake. 

https://github.com/PeterDrake/drakepedia/blob/master/administrivia/how_to_college.md