Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesI’ve been looking around at a lot of educational sites and I keep running into the same thing. Many of them LOOK nice – I mean: they have nice colours, cute or otherwise appealing characters and graphics; some of them … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesA while back, I came across a post on Mark Guzdial’s blog about a new blog on women in computing. Among other things, they were looking for contributions from people in computing that talk about their experiences in IT. I’ve … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesA while back, I came across a post on Mark Guzdial’s blog about a new blog on women in computing. They were looking for stories about how women get into computer science. This post is the second in an autobiographical … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesBook review: Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education « Tony Bates. Sadly, I don’t actually have time to read this book just now as I am writing one of my own. However, from the sounds of … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteCan computers take the place of teachers? – CNN.com. By Sugata Mitra, Special to CNN September 26, 2010 11:48 a.m. EDT Any teacher that can be replaced by a computer deserves to be. This is a rewording by David Thornburg … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe overblown crisis in American education : The New Yorker. The author is claiming that things aren’t that bad. More people are going to school than they did 100 years ago and there are lots more wanting to get in. … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesWell, allow me to say, DUH! Your Brain on Computers – Overuse of Digital Devices May Lead to Brain Fatigue – NYTimes.com. This subject keeps coming up in the news. No surprise really. I’ve made a few comments here (on … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesAlmost all my life, September has signaled the start of a new year – new pens, new paper, clean notebooks,… Since I was four years old, September, rather than January has been the New Year. This year, I will be … Continue reading