Michael MacfaddeninThe Higher Education RevolutionProject Based GradingConforming to a traditional grading system in a project based curriculum is one of the biggest instructional challenges in teaching…Feb 5, 2018Feb 5, 2018
Michael MacfaddeninThe StartupThe Adjacent PossibleThe idea behind a business is often the single most important factor that contributes to a founder’s ability to launch, gain momentum, and…Dec 11, 20171Dec 11, 20171
Michael MacfaddeninThe StartupThe Sweet SpotOne of the biggest challenges of teaching entrepreneurship is helping your students zero in on an appropriate idea. What follows is the…Nov 17, 2017Nov 17, 2017
Michael MacfaddeninThe StartupProblems, Passions, and TribesThere’s nothing that will better prepare you to lead your students through the ideation phase of building a business than having led…Nov 10, 2017Nov 10, 2017
Michael MacfaddeninThe Higher Education RevolutionEntrepreneurship in EducationLast week I attended a three day conference to learn about an exciting new curriculum that I’ll be teaching starting this fall. It’s a new…Jul 25, 2016Jul 25, 2016
Michael MacfaddeninThe Higher Education RevolutionWhy Educators Probably Shouldn’t Use Minecraft In Their ClassroomsEvery week or so, I happen upon articles promoting Minecraft as an invaluable instructional tool for teaching everything from reading to…Feb 22, 20163Feb 22, 20163
Michael MacfaddeninThe Higher Education RevolutionWhat if Professional Development Wasn’t Horrible?Too many teachers cringe at the thought of attending professional development, but what if PD wasn’t horrible? What might that look like?Jan 22, 2016Jan 22, 2016
Michael MacfaddeninThe Higher Education RevolutionShould Students Really Never Use Wikipedia?What follows is a selection from my eBook single Teaching The Research Paper.Jan 13, 2016Jan 13, 2016
Michael MacfaddeninThe Higher Education RevolutionInstructional Technology Done RightIncreasingly, I seem to run across articles whose message is “don’t use technology solely for the sake of using technology.” What I see…Jan 12, 2016Jan 12, 2016
Michael Macfadden5 Reasons I Participate In Twitter DiscussionsEvery first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm CST, I participate in a discussion on Twitter with fellow business teachers from all…Jan 8, 2016Jan 8, 2016