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Ed Tech Education Learning Teaching

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]

Digital Storytelling Ed Tech

Digital Storytelling: Connect, Communicate and Collaborate

nancyrubinOctober 29, 2011October 29, 2011

Digital Storytelling is the practice of combining narrative with digital content, including images, sound, and video, to create a short movie, typically with a strong emotional component. Digital stories can...

Design Education

Understanding by Design (UbD)

nancyrubinOctober 29, 2011

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...

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Social Network Technologies for Learning

nancyrubinOctober 28, 2011

Great resource from Stephen Downes Social network technologies are reforming the way we communicate with each other inside and outside our learning environments. In this presentation, Stephen Downes offers an...