A long time ago, when I was a child in school, I had trouble learning my times-tables. Back then, it was expected that students would acquire this important life skill through rote memorization. And every student was expected to be able to recite the table up to 12×12. 144! I… Read More »The dissonance of DataMan
As is common for someone as interested in social media and education as I am, I regularly come across articles and studies such as the one referenced in this article on CNN. And the first thing that comes to mind is: Well, DUH! Because these results are not surprising at… Read More »Are Mobile Devices Distracting? Of Course!
As part of my Masters Degree, I researched and wrote a paper on the use of social media technologies in teaching and learning. I looked specifically at how it might relate to constructivist teaching pedagogy, and specifically, if social media could be an effective tool for assisting students in knowledge… Read More »Autonomy Vital for using Social Media in Education
As part of my Masters Degree, I researched and wrote a paper on the use of social media technologies in teaching and learning. I looked specifically at how it might relate to constructivist teaching pedagogy, and specifically, if social media could be an effective tool for assisting students in knowledge… Read More »Get Students Creating with Social Media Tools
As part of my Masters Degree, I researched and wrote a paper on the use of social media technologies in teaching and learning. I looked specifically at how it might relate to constructivist teaching pedagogy, and specifically, if social media could be an effective tool for assisting students in knowledge… Read More »Using Social Media Interactivity to Encourage Learning
As part of my Masters Degree, I researched and wrote a paper on the use of social media technologies in teaching and learning. I looked specifically at how it might relate to constructivist teaching pedagogy, and specifically, if social media could be an effective tool for assisting students in knowledge… Read More »Creating engagement with social media
As part of my Masters Degree, I researched and wrote a paper on the use of social media technologies in teaching and learning. I looked specifically at how it might relate to constructivist teaching pedagogy, and specifically, if social media could be an effective tool for assisting students in knowledge… Read More »Social media in education
Teaching in higher education is my second calling. My first was in an industry that has been radically changed by the advent of modern communication technology. I was in print. For many people, if you mention the word ‘printing’, they will say it’s dead. If you search the internet, you… Read More »A call to educators: Change is upon us
Video learning came to mind as I was thinking about how e-books and digital textbooks don’t have to just be a text-dump copy of the paper book. Since the digital format of an e-book allows for interactive elements, video, and other digital assets to aid in comprehension, why wouldn’t we… Read More »Tips (and gripes) on using video in learning
One of the best things that has evolved for me this year is the growth of my personal learning network (PLN). There are two main thrusts to this change, interestingly enough, neither directly related to the school I work for. We do have PD opportunities at work, and the sessions… Read More »Building my PLN: online and connected
