Public LMS Evaluations | Mark Smithers

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minutePublic LMS Evaluations | Mark Smithers. This is an interesting post on decisions made by some universities regarding which LMS to choose. Thanks to Rod Corbett for putting this in my path. I must say that I found Moodle pretty … Continue reading

Educational Research and the Design Degree

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesMark Guzdial wrote a thoughtful post yesterday that pondered approaches to educational research that fail to address the domain specificity that lies at the core of so many educational challenges. Computing Education Research vs Real Education Research « Computing Education … Continue reading

Update your Damn Webpages!

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

Horses, Buggies, and Trendy Sheep: Appropriate Technology and Modern Times

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

How to add more game to your class.

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

Students May Not Be as Software-Savvy as They Think, Study Says – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education

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

What do programming languages and educational technologies have in common?

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

The Decorative Media Principle

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