Googlography 101: Searching on the Net

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the last decade or so I’ve been saying that searching and sorting are going to be key skills (and that these are things we really need to concentrate on in CS Education). For about as long, I’ve also thought … Continue reading

Being Programmed: The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesEducational Technology and Mobile Learning: The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have. I’ve been teaching an EdTech course the last few weeks and we had our last class on Friday. I spent some time reading from Douglas … Continue reading

Is the Structure of Current Schooling in Conflict with Video Games?

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesMemento Mori | Virtual World Learning and Whyvillle. The G4C Rant (Games for Change) has become quite a thing, at least for those who follow such things. Memento Mori comes from this year’s. How can/do games promote learning? and What … Continue reading

What it Means to be Truly Educated

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is an older article posted on FB by Ian Bogost. He’s right. It is worth the read. It gives a very good account of what is happening to teachers in the US. Some of that inevitably spills over here … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been (weekly: June 24-30)

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutes~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~ 25 Jun 12 Technology – Bill Davidow – What Happened to Silicon Values? – The Atlantic Apple controls our virtual landscape, bounded by iTunes to the north, … Continue reading

New Rule: I am NOT Going to Apologize for Crying.

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesWHAT? Where did that come from? I’m getting resource material together for a class I’m teaching on Digital Game Based Learning that starts next week. As long as I’ve been keeping this blog, some of the posts I’ve done have … Continue reading

Gamification: Are Badges and Points Enough? Will Monetary Rewards Fix It?

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesBadges, points, and leaderboards: Is Gamification good or bad? The short answer is: YES. Part of the problem is that some people who are jumping on the gamification bandwagon don’t actually know much about games. Like a great many other … Continue reading

The End-User View of Technology – Not Good Enough

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesSadly, this is the POV (point of view = perspective) that most teachers have. I don’t blame them – it’s not really their fault. On the other hand, the professors who teach them should know better. Them I do blame. … Continue reading