Don’t Confuse Technology With Teaching – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesDon’t Confuse Technology With Teaching – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education. Excellent. Like I’ve been saying for many years: education is NOT efficient. You can’t make it efficient without losing value. Online learning is not equivalent to good … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been Online (Weekly: July 29-Aug. 4)

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~ 03 Aug 12 Ian Bogost – Academia Still Isn’t So Bad Despite it all, working in academia (on the tenure track anyway) is still a positive lifestyle … Continue reading

Is Online Learning Better than F2F?

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been pondering this question for a good number of years. Most online courses still consist largely of readings followed by quizzes. The better ones include video lectures, and the really good ones include include interactive elements. The very best … Continue reading

Gamification – The New Chocolate Covered Broccoli?

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteGamification has some real potential, but it will be discredited before it even gets started if people insist on using it as little more than a new veneer plastered over antiquated methods. Here’s an article that explains how to use … Continue reading

Telus Spark : If This is Science We are Doomed, Part 2

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesThis is part 2 of my two-part tirade on Calgary’s new Telus Spark “Science” Center. Here’s where I get to talk about the (virtually non-existent) science. In the SCIENCE center. I almost brought my ipad with me to the brand … Continue reading

Telus Spark : If This is Science We are Doomed, Part 1

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesWe visited http://www.sparkscience.ca/ for the first time yesterday. Everyone in my family is into science – in a BIG way. We also love learning new stuff, and we love having fun. This should make a visit to the science center … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been Online (Weekly: July 22-28)

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutes~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~  FREE TrueType Fonts To Download – More than 50000 fonts to download free for windows and mac source of fonts more from fontzone.net Tags: fonts FREE How … Continue reading

A Call to Arms for Decent Men: A Re-Post of Ernest Adams’ column.

Approximate Reading Time: 9 minutesA Call to Arms for Decent Men. This is worth saying again, and again, so here it is, in its entirety: Gamasutra declined to run this column, but I still consider it to be part of the Designer’s Notebook series. … Continue reading