Recently I created a LibraryBox v2.0 Beta and have been spending some time customizing the look and feel of the default installation to reflect how I would like to use it and to prepare it for a couple of upcoming poster presentations.…
Teachers are an Asset, not a Liability.
In this video podcast, I talk about how we might think about teachers as a huge asset for crowdsourcing solutions, rather than a liability for change.
How do you think we can make this shift when we talk about teachers and teaching.…
Great Tools That We Use: The MERLOT Teacher Education Editorial Board
The Sloan Consortium’s 7th Annual International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Online Learning provided those in attendance an opportunity to share ideas and gain exposure to technology that can be useful in the online classroom. One of the last sessions of the symposium, hosted by MERLOT’s Teacher Education editorial board, was called “Great Tools That We Use,” and it provided those in attendance with a list of easy-to-use applications that can be integrated into the classroom right away.
Central Park
Central Park…
Course Building 101: One Module at a Time – QM Presentation
For those who attended our presentation, “Course Building 101: One Module at a Time” at the Quality Matters 2014 Southwest Regional Conference, THANK YOU! Below are resources to which we referred during our presentation. Enjoy!
Gamification course done…#DCMOOC & Math AQ starting
What Is Your Mandate For Learning?
In this podcast episode I explore what it means to have a mandate for the projects you were working on.
How do you ensure that others help you scale your work? How do you reach your mandate for learning?
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Year 7 Measurement
Year 7 arrived with a range of prior learning and experience about perimeter and area of shapes. They have all expanded their knowledge and have completed a range of tasks to demonstrate their new understanding.
Here are some examples of what they have been doing;
Karlin, Natasha and Ebony explaining how to find the area of a composite shape.…
What I’m Learning: App Smashing is awesome!
What I used to call creating a workflow somehow got changed into something much more wonderful: App Smashing. Essentially, all you are doing is making or creating things using multiple apps before you get a final result. These are things that come naturally to some and are much harder for others.…
Neuroscience + Learning Psychology + Education Technology = Education 3.0
The Sloan Consortium’s 7th Annual International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Online Learning hosted a plethora of unique and innovative sessions sharing tips, tricks, and new technologies available to enhance online education. One such workshop was Jeff Borden’s “Neuroscience + Learning Psychology + Education Technology = Education 3.0.”