Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesYes, Virginia, There Is Knowledge Transfer « iterating toward openness. From David Wiley‘s iterating toward openness blog. The fact that academics are incapable of recognizing that 99-some-percent of all the learning that happens in the world is pure and simple … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve been following a discussion on one of the education forums that is discussing the utility of Bloom’s Taxonomy, and others. There are complaints that Bloom’s is out of date, that we know so much more now than we did … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutes… but, sadly, it appears it still is. Playing with Reality at the Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education. The opening keynote by Nathan Verrill, co-founder of Natron Baxter, set the tone for … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat Tenure Gets You: A Reply to Naomi Schaefer Riley – Brainstorm – The Chronicle of Higher Education. Well said. True, tenure also protects some faculty who have not contributed in any significant way for years, but I would much … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteStudent evaluations of teaching don’t correlate with learning gains « Computing Education Blog. Mark Guzdial comments on a post made on (LISTSERV 16.0 – AERA-L Archives.) by Richard Hake, who disagrees with the popular (especially among administrators) notion that student … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesStudents, Reading and Writing – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education. A former student of mine once coined a phrase that he used to describe the phenomenon whereby students take bits of code from various other programs and stitch … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Wall Must Come Down | Learning From Hollywood. Some years ago I did a survey with public school teachers to see if they were using games in school, and if not, why not. Some of the obvious and significant … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteGamasutra – Features – Sponsored Feature: Data-Oriented Design – Now And In The Future. I know I probably shouldn’t care, but it really irks me when people attach a schnazzy new name to an old idea a claim the idea … Continue reading