Micro-blogging, Twitter, and the Value of Collective Intelligence
Great presentation on Micro-blogging by Cristina Costa (via Slideshare) Micro(blogging)[slideshare id=9693855&w=425&h=355&sc=no] View more presentations from Cristina Costa
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]
The Network is the Learning
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpbkdeyFxZw] More on Connectivism from George Siemens -Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age
More Ideas for Integrating Writing Across the Curriculum
Guiding principles of Writing Across the Curriculum: Writing promotes learning Integration of writing and the writing process promotes student participation, a diversity of student voices, and engage students as critical...
SMART Goal-setting for the 21st Century
I was doing some research today on goal-setting. Many people use the SMART acronym to help define the goal-setting process. It helps to develop goals that are: Specific - significant,...
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...
To Blog Or Not To Blog: Is It Even a Question?
I was going through some of my old resources from an Educational Technology Class that I taught several years ago. When I taught the class, I was one of the...
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...