iPads for College Classrooms? Not So Fast, Some Professors Say. – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere. It’s been said. iPads for College Classrooms? Not So Fast, Some Professors Say. – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education. early studies indicate that these finger-based tablets are passive devices that have limited use in higher education. professors … Continue reading

Doing it Right on the Web – NYTimes.com

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI sometimes complain about how poor design is on the web:  like here, and here so I would also like too point out places where they get it right. Every now and then I come across a site that makes … Continue reading

Killing an animal to eat it isn’t cruel. Making it live a miserable existance is.

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy Don’t Farm Animals Get the Respect Pets Do? – NYTimes.com. This article is well worth the read. It makes me sick to see animals living like the ones in the HSUS video. Now, understand that I do not trust … Continue reading

Easy-Bake Oven Is About to Become Hard to Use – DailyFinance

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteEasy-Bake Oven Is About to Become Hard to Use – DailyFinance. AND…. home-made incubators. I have instructions for building your own incubator that relies on the fact that light bulbs give off heat. You also can’t use the ‘new’ bulbs … Continue reading

Public LMS Evaluations | Mark Smithers

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minutePublic LMS Evaluations | Mark Smithers. This is an interesting post on decisions made by some universities regarding which LMS to choose. Thanks to Rod Corbett for putting this in my path. I must say that I found Moodle pretty … Continue reading

What discourages girls from math and science?

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is true that fewer women than men break into science and engineering careers today because they do not choose such careers. What isn’t true is that those choices are truly “free.” Does hidden sexism discourage girls from math and … Continue reading

Serious Game Classification : The online classification of Serious Games

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis came across the Serious Games list today and I thought it was worth sharing: Serious Game Classification : The online classification of Serious Games. This just came across the serious games list and may be of interest. This is … Continue reading

The Decorative Media Principle in Action

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are thousands (maybe even millions) of examples of the Decorative Media Principle out there in the Internets. The Decorative Media Principle involves creating a visually pleasing background and other decorations for a worksheet, website, etc. that is usually thematically … Continue reading