Here’s a picture of a momma hippo and a baby hippo at the San Diego Zoo, because why not?
Here’s another why not? I got an email today from one of my Civ Pro peeps about a possible error in my CALI 1367 lesson, and it got me thinking. He found what appeared to be an error in my brand-spanking new lesson. And I think he’s right, I’ll look at it tomorrow and have it fixed if need be. But it got me thinking: I totally expect that students will find the occasional error in the first draft of my handouts, website materials, or the first stab at a new CALI lesson. So I’m thinking about three of the most important lessons I’ve learned:
- Encourage students to call you out on your own BS. It teaches students to think critically and to stand up for what’s right. We need that today more than ever.
- When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!
- Crowd-source, crowd-source, crowd-source.
Henceforth, a new rule for Civ Pro class. Any student who catches a substantive error in any of my materials–whether a handout, website posting, CALI lesson, whatever–will earn a point towards their overall score for the class. To get the point, you’ve got to point out the error and explain to me why you think it’s a substantive error. If you’re correct that it’s an error, I’ll give you the point. First-come, first-served so I recommend you email me to stake your claim.
Bring ’em on!