“Teach Naked,” Says SMU Dean

SMU Meadows School of the Arts Dean Jose Bowen knows how to get attention. And he got his professors’ attention by telling them to “teach naked” — no, not that (are you crazy? you think he meant without clothes?) — that is, without any tech aids. He especially despises Power Point, which is too often a crutch, but he doesn’t much like any modern educational technology that reduces the personal engagement of teacher and students. And he’s got the studies to back him up.