Based upon my experience, there are some key advantages to asynchronous collaboration tools. For one thing, they enable flexibility. Participants can receive the information when it’s most convenient for them. There’s less pressure to act on the information or immediately respond in some way. People have time to digest the information and …..
Moodlify Your Teaching Style
Assessment-centered learning for Anderson “provides many opportunities” that have the potential to “exploit the influence and expertise of peers and external experts”. It is from these statements that I find this learning module very attractive for teachers who embrace technology as a means of assessment. Learning Management platforms like Blackboard, …..
Socrative in the Classroom
I do agree that 21st centry learning environments need to be agile and mobile technology is leading the way. One example I can provide is through my use of an app called Socrative. This service is a great way to leverage the power of student responses using mobile devices or …..
N Is ‘IN’ On My Books
I have a tendency to compare technology-based teaching and learning to a favorite cartoon I have posted on my iPad’s lock screen (see below). Much like the chalkboards in my time, I’ve found that sometimes the best and current technologies of the day tend to fade into the background, weaving …..
So you thought you might hide in the crowd?
Hiding in a crowd? No more. Cliclk on the link below and wait till the photo loads then ZOOM IN… This picture was taken with a camera that has 70,000 x 30,000 pixels (2100 MegaPixels). Most regular cameras are from 10-20 MegaPixels. As you can see this type of photo …..
Is What We Did Yesterday Good Enough For Tomorrow?
Education is in a transition. We hear about it, read about it, and most of us live it daily. The transition is going in many different directions. They include Common Core, on-line assessment, big data analysis, new evaluation systems for teachers Old v New Learning and administrators, and technology infusion, …..
The Structure And Design of Wiki’s
What differentiates social software tools from other forms of computer-mediated communication is that they enable communication between people beyond the classroom and provide new ways for creating and sharing information. The notion behind many of the tools that characterize Web 2.0 is that of community gains, i.e. users benefit from …..
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