Understanding by Design (UbD)
Understanding by Design (UbD) is a framework, developed by educators Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, for improving student achievement. Watch this video in which Jay McTighe provides insight into the...
Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 Content, Filtering, Apps, and Millenial Behaviors
In Chapter 5 of his book, The New Digital Shoreline: How Web 2.0 and Millenials are Revolutionizing Higher Education, Roger McHaney identifies some of the teaching implications of content sharing....
The Tech-Savvy Digital Millenial: A New Challenge Facing Educators and Institutions
Roger McHaney, a professor at Kansas State University, describes the new environment facing higher education in his book, “The New Digital Shoreline: How Web 2.0 and Millenials Are Revolutionizing Education.”...
Constructivism and Authentic Assessment
Constructivism is a theory about how people learn. Constructivists believe that people construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world by experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences. To...
ePortfolios Explained (Visually)
I was reading Ray Tolley's blog, eFolio in the UK and Europe, and really loved these videos which explain the benefits of maintaining an ePortfolio. What is an ePortfolio and...
I teach, therefore you learn… or do you?
Interesting video (and comments). I don't think the message was just about teachers changing the way "they" teach but about how "we" can engage "today's" students. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AWYIit1uNk&feature=player_embedded]
Writing Across the Curriculum: Classroom Activities
Effective writing activities can help students learn any type of content better. I found a great list of resources from Ohio State University on incorporating writing into lesson plans. I...
Douglas Kellner: New Media and New Literacies
If you haven't read this article, you should. New Media and New Literacies: Reconstructing Education for the New Millennium Douglas Kellner At the same time that we are undergoing technological...
National Writing Day – Oct. 20th
The Learning Network: Why I Write: A Celebration of the National Day on Writing, Oct. 20 Why do you write? With our partners, we're inviting the world to answer that...
Content: The “Stickier” The Better
The book, “The New Digital Shoreline: How Web 2.0 and Millennials Are Revolutionizing Higher Education” by Roger McHaney has some really interesting ideas. In Chapter 1, McHaney references Malcolm Gladwell’s...
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