November 2011

Education Teaching

Karma Points for Student Engagement

nancyrubinNovember 30, 2011

Karma points are used by various online communities to encourage engagement and increase participation. Karma points reflect contributions to the community. In the online classroom, Karma points can be used...

Design Ed Tech Learning Literacy

More on 21st-Century Learning: Solution Fluency

nancyrubinNovember 28, 2011June 25, 2014

Chapter 4 of “Literacy is Not Enough” focuses on the concept of problem-solving and solution fluency. The authors; Crockett, Jukes and Churches, have provided a process called “the 6 Ds.”...

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The importance of real-world learning

nancyrubinNovember 27, 2011August 9, 2016

Project-based learning can be defined as learning that occurs within the context of a challenging project. Just as workers encounter complicated tasks in the workplace, students are presented with questions...

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Video Explanation: Project Based Learning

nancyrubinNovember 27, 2011

I am a big fan of explanatory videos. This is a great one explaining Project-based learning, where instruction and learning occur within the context of a challenging project. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMCZvGesRz8&feature=player_embedded] Just...

Learning Literacy

21st Century Literacies: Fluencies for the Digital Age

nancyrubinNovember 23, 2011March 9, 2014

I just started reading, Literacy Is Not Enough, by Lee Crockett, Ian Jukes and Andrew Churches. Great book! The book focuses on 21st Century Fluencies for the Digital Age. The...

Copyright: A Fair(y) Use Tale

nancyrubinNovember 18, 2011

Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright...

Learning

Daylight Saving Time Explained

nancyrubinNovember 5, 2011

Great explanation of Daylight Savings Time: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84aWtseb2-4]