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
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI came across this today – it’s not new – but if you’ve ever questioned the efficacy of the Lecture as instructional technology, have a look: Twenty terrible reasons for lecturing. Worth remembering: “A heavy workload and a lack of … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteCan Digital Games Boost Students’ Test Scores? | MindShift. I’m always being asked for references to sources that “prove” games are useful. Well, here’s one: A new SRI study released today suggests they do — at least in the subjects … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesI came across this article recently: Tynker Launches Revolutionary New Platform for Teaching Programming Skills to Young Learners Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) April 11, 2013 You know…… I’m starting to think Syntax really IS important. I recently finished teaching a … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow to write consistently boring scientific literature Sand-Jensen – 2007 – Oikos – Wiley Online Library This is really quite wonderful. Thank you Margy MacMillan for sending it my way! Although scientists typically insist that their research is very exciting … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesPredatory Learning | Boston ReviewThat something, if not explicitly religious, is, fundamentally, spiritual and forward-looking—qualities that are in short supply in the many hundreds of American communities like Racine, where teachers, parents, and students are surrounded by decline. That motivation … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteCloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology | guardian.co.uk. YES! This is yet another example of the delusion that comes from being a technophile without also being fully literate in an increasingly technological society . With no … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteCheating to Learn: How a UCLA professor gamed a game theory midterm | Which Way L.A.?. In the end, the students learned what social insects like ants and termites have known for hundreds of millions of years. To win at … Continue reading