Dave Grant’s Updates

  • Helping Students Create a Positive Online Identity

    With all of the social media (an the attraction to all of it) available to students, a positive online identity is needed. This is a new article to discuss how we can assist students navigate this important need. I hope you enjoy!!

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  • Minecraft - More than just a game

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  • Week 4 Update - The Social Construction of Knowledge

    Wikipedia.  A curse and a blessing.  As a PhD student, I would never dare to cite Wikipedia in my references.  Whether or not it is justified, Wikipedia is considered the bottom dweller of online information.  Better to have a simple citation of “Go...More

  • Update Week 4 - Distributed Cognition

    Distributed cognition is in some ways quite similar to The Social Construction of Knowledge.  It relies on cooperative settings to function in the way it is intended.  It is a form of cognitive learning and is based on those who interact with the le...More

  • Week 2 Update - Notions of Innate Intelligence

    Since I will not be back to Illinois until Tuesday, I thought I would upload my week 2 update. I hope you enjoy it!

    Often, it appears that some people are born with a higher ability to learn quickly and easily while others often struggle to learn...More

  • Week 1 Response: Behaviorism and Conditioned Response

    Any student who has taken a basic psychology course is aware of behaviorism and conditioned response.  From the ringing of the bell by Pavlov and his dogs to BF Skinner and his box, most have a basic understanding of “operant conditioning”.  In thi...More