Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve often thought we could learn useful attitudes about life from various animals. I have learned a great deal from my dogs. I have learned for example, that I should always look carefully at the place I am about to … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Shadow Scholar – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education. The currency of the Academy is supposed to be honesty. That is still true. Unfortunately, it has never been the reality – although I remain convinced that … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI am guilty of some of this myself, but in my own defense, I have over 750 webpages in several websites, not to mention a blog, several photo galleries, and a moodle site (I am not counting my old course … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesDo either of these descriptions fit you? (be honest now – no-one is looking) Horse and Buggy Educators Are you one of these? At one time you were at the top of your game. You are a good teacher but … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesNews: Gaming as Teaching Tool – Inside Higher Ed. I’ve seen this kind of angle before – I think it has a lot of potential and deserves more attention. One of the key lessons we can learn from a gaming … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been saying this for years: Students May Not Be as Software-Savvy as They Think, Study Says – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education. Below is a talk I started giving in 2005. Just because people know how … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuite a lot as it turns out. They are both tools used to solve problems. Both are complex. Both inspire cult-like emotional attachments to specific tools. Practitioners in both fields are still looking for the panacea that will allow people … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesI’ve been looking around at a lot of educational sites and I keep running into the same thing. Many of them LOOK nice – I mean: they have nice colours, cute or otherwise appealing characters and graphics; some of them … Continue reading