I joined another academic book club, and this time we will be reading the famous book on naked teaching. I’m interested in the book because I will be doing naked teaching this semester.
For those who are not in academia, I need to clarify that naked teaching is nowhere as exciting as it sounds. It simply means teaching without technology, PowerPoints, gadgets, etc.
I just did two of my first naked lectures and there are two more to come. It was really great and I loved it.
The only problem is that my classes are scheduled to go almost without breaks this semester, so I’m running from one class to another like a scared bunny. I can see that new comments are appearing. Keep discussing, folks, and I will join you later.
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Are you referring to the book by Jose Bowen? Are you sure his book is about teaching WITHOUT technology? I went to a talk by him and, well, the man has a lot of “interesting” ideas, but reducing use of technology is not one of them.
Maybe the book is very, very different from his public talks.
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I haven’t read it yet. The book club starts next month. It is very possible that I made a wrong assumption. I’m still working without technology though.
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What matters is the experience that you provide for your students, not the number of digital tools that you use (or don’t use).
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Also, I hope that you blog your thoughts on the book as you read it. If I’m wrong about the book, I will enjoy learning what you take away from it. And if I’m right about the book, I suspect that you will have some amusing take-aways from it.
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Is there some chalk and board in naked teaching?
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Yes, there is always that. 🙂
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I have always used just a white board and marker. Electricity is not always reliable in the places I have taught. But, I do wear clothes when I lecture. 😎
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