Gaming is good for you | Nick Jr. Parents

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom the article: Videogames have got a bad rap over the years. Linked with violence, isolation, sedentary and antisocial behavior – if you believe some of the more hysterical media sources, videogames are symbolic of everything that’s wrong with young … Continue reading

Classes should do hands-on exercises before reading and video, Stanford researchers say

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute  Classes should do hands-on exercises before reading and video, Stanford researchers say.   Well, of course! Does this mean we are now going to see a big wave of people jumping on the “new” flipped flipped classroom? (Doesn’t anyone … Continue reading

Places I’ve Been (to July 13)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteEliot, Charles W., ed. The Harvard Classics and Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction. 1909–1917 ” The Harvard Classics The Shelf of Fiction Selected by Charles W. Eliot, LLD The most comprehensive and well-researched anthology of all time comprises both the … Continue reading

Wholesale Adoption of iPads by Schools a Mistake | Educational Technology and Change Journal

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWholesale Adoption of iPads by Schools a Mistake | Educational Technology and Change Journal. YES! YES! YES! See my own reasons for why the iPad is not the answer here. Others are saying similar things. The thing is, iPads a … Continue reading

Double Barrel Critique: Flipped Classrooms & MOOCs

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Tyee – The Problem with MOOCs. Jon Beasley-Murray takes a shot at 2 currently trendy educational “innovations”.  Well said and worth the read. First the “Flipped Classroom”: Essentially, his pedagogical tweaks involve the use of technology to incorporate student … Continue reading

It’s Not Women Who Should Lean In; It’s Men Who Should Step Back – James Allworth – Harvard Business Review

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s Not Women Who Should Lean In; It’s Men Who Should Step Back – James Allworth – Harvard Business Review. Well worth the read. When I was still @ UofC I quickly found that the less I acted (and taught) … Continue reading

Games the key to girls’ STEM education | news @ Northeastern

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteGames the key to girls’ STEM education | news @ Northeastern. Girls GAMES, short for Girls Advancing in Math, Engi­neering, and Sci­ence, is a new col­lab­o­ra­tion between uni­ver­sity part­ners and gaming com­pa­nies in Seattle aimed at pro­moting STEM careers for … Continue reading

Are Rabbits the New Super Meat? – Modern Farmer

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesNice article. The one thing I would disagree with though is: The fact that rabbits require a gentler environment than a factory farm can offer means the market largely relies on family-run operations like his own. “Mother Nature designed them … Continue reading