Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few months ago I presented at the Innovations in Undergraduate Learning summit – SFU Public Square – Simon Fraser University. I was asked these two questions: What is the most compelling innovation in undergraduate learning that you have seen? What are three changes … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesHow many people actually take the time to check the things they cite? Even worse, how many bother to check what they quote? I’ve complained about this before. When I want to cite some seminal bit of information, I usually … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteLearning Designer This is definitely one to watch. “The Learning Designer suite of tools enables teachers to share their good teaching ideas. It is intended to help a subject teacher see how a particular pedagogic approach can be migrated successfully … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is the second and last part of my response to the Audrey Test (see my previous post). I’m calling it the Becker Ed Tech Test (BETT) because I already have the Becker Lazy Test (BLT), which is something I developed some years … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is the first part of my response to the Audrey Test (see my previous post). I’m calling it the Becker Ed Tech Test (BETT) because I already have the Becker Lazy Test (BLT), which is something I developed some years … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen Audrey Waters was asked to create something similar to Stack Overflow co-founder Joel Spolsky’s “Joel Test“. She admitted that she wasn’t sure she could create a comparable test for techies in education, so instead she came up with this: “The Audrey Test”: Or, … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesWell that’s nice to hear. Children get the same value from playing videogames as they do from other forms of imaginative play. A Surprising New Study On How Video Games Impact Children. However, the findings do indicate “that electronic play … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesI’m not defending grade inflation, but I also think it’s misguided to think every class contains a statistically normal range of abilities. If courses are focused on learning rather than sorting, then the idea of requiring professors to give out … Continue reading