teaching
“Right now” v. back then
Friday, February 15th, 2008I just read a great post by Melanie McBride about Twitter, del.icio.us, and participatory learning. I recommend reading it if your curious about a how one professor took the plunge and began ‘doing’ engagement technology. Read her post – she has a few stories from the trenches including an interview with one of her [...]
A full array of choices for students
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008A colleague just returned from AAC&U in D.C. very excited about the 4-day conference but especially jazzed about an IUPUI session led by Susan Kahn and Steve Ehrmann. During the presentation they [...]
Principle of flexibility
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
I just had a 50 minute phone conversation with Dan Gilbert of Stanford University about the design of new and flexible learning spaces. Dan is an academic technologist at Stanford and is well versed in how to promote excellent teaching through innovative classroom design. I came away from the call energized and enthusiastic about what [...]
Re-mix, mash and post!
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007I have an exercise for you: do a search on the word mashup and note the number of results returned. I got 660,000! 660,000!
I’ve been focusing a lot on learning, teaching and how the two can intersect with smart use of technology and am curious about how the idea of remixing content can drive student [...]
Things we can learn from a 14 year old
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007I stumbled across an interesting post and consequent interview with a high school student on Infinite Thinking. The reason I found it so interesting has to do with my focus over the past few weeks: I, along with 2 compatriots, have been drafting an academic technology plan for the college. [...]
Academia 2.0 – The integration of education
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007I was so drawn in by the YouTube video that Mike Caulfield posted that I did a little digging only to find this gem produced by Kansas State students. It certainly caught my attention, (yes, the same K-State that is home to Michael Wesch and the subject of 2/07 “A Lesson in Viral Video“.