Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesThis came across my feed the other day. It’s a great example of why it is so important to have people who understand BOTH teaching AND technology. Finding the Most Creative Ways to Help Students Advance At Their Own Pace … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesAs learning moves online, trigger warnings must too Dana Ruggiero, Bath Spa University This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. When I was a first-year student at university, our class of 300 students watched Jodie … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesCame across this comment on sessional instructors while wandering the web the other day: Educational Technology Professor: The Value and Contribution of Sessional Instructors – Diverse Expertise and Relevant Professional Experience. · The majority of GPE Sessional instructors hold full … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen I was studying Ed Tech there was a lot of emphasis on formative and summative evaluation. I never heard any of my professors talk about others. When I was working on the first chapter or my upcoming book, I realized there … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen I was working on my PhD I had a hard time figuring out the difference between an ID model and an ID theory. No-one in my supervisory committee was able to give me an answer that made sense to … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat are your favorite education myths? A few weeks ago I blogged about Dale’s mythical “Cone of Experience”. These sorts of things seem to hang on quite tenaciously, and sometimes even gets perpetuated by experts in the field. The learning styles … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat Schools Must Learn From LA’s iPad Debacle | WIRED. Just catching up: this is from a few months back. We dealt with this back in the early 90s when our oldest was in school. It’s sad, but not surprising … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWho would have guessed? Turns out, flashcards aren’t just for kids. The Secret to an Active Memory | ExamTime. This article promotes an app through goconqr* for creating flashcards, but there are other ways as well. Using a plugin called flippity, … Continue reading