I’m really intrigued by this idea. Is anyone using Plickers in their classroom or for professional learning?
Details | Plickers – Clickers, Simplified
…Plickers is a new classroom polling system. All you need to get started is paper and a single smartphone.
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You would think I had taken enough xMoocs or cMoocs in the past 2 years, but in my non- teaching semester this winter, I have added one more to the mix: Teaching Online: Reflections on Practice, a free open course offered on the Canvas Network by Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids,Iowa.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...It is Open Education Week 2014 this week! In light of our focus on globalization and open courses, this is the perfect time to celebrate and learn more about open education. Join us as we engage in discussion and participate in various events that are taking place across the world.
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I really enjoyed this Google Slideshow. It makes me happy to know that other folks struggle with this type of “teaching” as well.
PowerPoint in higher education is ruining teaching.
Digital slideshows are the scourge of higher education.
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I met with Mike Muir of Auburn Schools (Maine) on a Project Roundtable Hangout the other day, and he introduced me to their Distributed PD project. I find the work extremely compelling, and a great model for all PD. What do you all think?…
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Hello friends, it’s been a long time since I wrote anything on here! In case your wondering there’s been a six month silence below are a few of the reasons why …
1. I discovered that helping young people is what really makes me tick so I’ve changed jobs and returned to mentoring
2.I’ve…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...This is possibly the best uses of twitter with a group of students I have seen in a very long time. Special kudos to Justin Darnell. What an amazing example of engaging students where they live (their mobile devices and on social media).…
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These are unnerving times for higher education worldwide. After a four-decade rise in global demand, universities are grappling with powerful forces colliding at once: reduced government support, rising public skepticism about the value of a degree, increased institutional competition and the emergence of disruptive technology.
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If you want to be on the video portion, here is the link: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/hoaevent/AP36tYfHDGwKwNl2wMgGiijNr3VE_E3jeo5cry67HBOFmLP0ZNmMpw?authuser=0&hl=en-GB
This session is to support Project Join: The Online Communities of Practice work in Denver Public Schools.
Come and learn about how to use Hangouts, Hangouts on Air, and Face-To-Face events to support Online Communities of Practice. …
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