John Silva Blog

I think the best place to start is to find published information from people who have actually implemented an evaluation using Appreciative Inquiry. In her article “Top Ten Secrets of Effective E-learning”, Jamie Barron describes a case study at Capella University to “identify the factors that are contributing to the success of
learner experiences” at that [...]

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One of the things I will be needing to reflect on and write about in my current course is “Appreciative Inquiry”. In general, I am going to do my best to be objective but from the very beginning, I have an issue.While reading about AI, I kept flashing back to a staff retreat I attended [...]

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One thing that is true in most high schools is that the majority of teachers out there do not use technology on a consistent basis and often are not comfortable with technology in general. The classic example is the veteran teacher who doesn’t use e-mail, does all his lesson plans by hand, and doesn’t know [...]

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My name is John Silva. By day I am a history teacher and debate coach at Lindblom Math & Science Academy in Chicago, IL. It is my first year at Lindblom and my fifth year teaching overall. This year I teach four classes of Honors United States History and one class of freshman World Studies. [...]

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