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"Models, like myths and metaphors, help us to make sense of our world. Whether derived from whim or from serious research, a model offers its user a means of comprehending an otherwise incomprehensible problem. An instructional design model gives structure and meaning to an I.D. problem, enabling the would-be designer to negotiate her design task with a semblance of conscious understanding. Models help us to visualize the problem, to break it down into discrete, manageable units. The value of a specific model is determined within the context of use. Like any other instrument, a model assumes a specific intention of its user. A model should be judged by how it mediates the designer's intention, how well it can share a work load, and how effectively it shifts focus away from itself toward the object of the design activity. -Martin Ryder "

"10 Strategies To Design Your Classroom Like A Video Game 1. Realize self-directed learning not by merely suggesting it, but making it necessary to get anything done. 2. Design learning experiences so that students see visible progress on a daily basis. 3. Make objectives clear, and offer students multiple ways to accomplish them. 4. Give students the tools to design and build what you hadn't thought of. 5. Design with iteration in mind: one skill builds on the next, and students need it all to succeed. 6. Use project-based learning where students design the entire process from brainstorming to publishing. 7. Give students malleable learning tools and resources that they can customize, or "upgrade" to fit their approach to learning. 8. Make learning both collaborative and competitive. 9. Consider challenge-based learning and place-based education, where students solve problems important to them, in communities that are watching. 10. Gamify your classroom in a way that focuses not on standards, data, or "proficiency," but personal progress meaningful to the student."

using disruption effectively

What Google knows about us

assessment technique using Google forms

a bit of a ramble rant from an educator but a curious read nonetheless