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Adam Hildebrandt

Turn Your Cellphone Into a High-Powered Scientific Microscope | Wired Science | Wired.com - 100 views

www.wired.com/...diy-cellphone-microscope

microscope cellphone science iphone hack

shared by Adam Hildebrandt on 22 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Adam Hildebrandt on 22 Apr 11
     
    Turn your cellphone into a high-powered scientific microscope: http://wrd.tw/eNMLgu
Ruth Howard

Google Plus and the Future of Sharing Educational Resources « Hack Education - 3 views

www.hackeducation.com/...-sharing-educational-resources

Google+ education Google

shared by Ruth Howard on 18 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • Ruth Howard on 18 Jul 11
     
    A warning about how educators use G+ circles exclusive closed circles or as open public content? Keep it Open if u can.
Gerald Carey

Make study more effective, the easy way « Mind Hacks - 5 views

mindhacks.com/...dy-more-effective-the-easy-way

study techniques

shared by Gerald Carey on 24 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Gerald Carey on 24 Oct 11
     
    Mindless revision versus intentional reorganisation of the course material. Which is better?
Donny Corkern

NEXMAP - 57 views

www.nexmap.org/hacking-the-storybook

shared by Donny Corkern on 21 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Randy Rodgers on 21 Nov 14
     
    Very cool idea for using electronic components to make interactive, 21st century books, art, etc.
Rafael Morales_Gamboa

The Discussion Forum is Dead; Long Live the Discussion Forum - Hybrid Pedagogy - 74 views

www.hybridpedagogy.com/...long-live-the-discussion-forum

shared by Rafael Morales_Gamboa on 07 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • There are better forums for discussion than online discussion forums. The discussion forum is a ubiquitous component of every learning management system and online learning platform from Blackboard to Moodle to Coursera.
  • as though one relatively standardized interface can stand in for the many and varied modes of interaction we might have in a physical classroom
    • Rafael Morales_Gamboa
      Rafael Morales_Gamboa on 09 Mar 14
       
      The point is not to reproduce what occurs in the physical classroom, but to provide support for discussion that takes advantage of the digital environment.
  • predetermined variables
    • Rafael Morales_Gamboa
      Rafael Morales_Gamboa on 09 Mar 14
       
      They do not have to be predetermined.
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  • Most online learning platforms make customization slow or difficult enough to deter responsiveness or impulsivity
    • Rafael Morales_Gamboa
      Rafael Morales_Gamboa on 09 Mar 14
       
      I do not agree with this. It would require a well defined criteria to properly compare the flexibility of both environments.
  • building community is at the heart of learning
  • which would never seem reasonable in our on-ground pedagogy
    • Rafael Morales_Gamboa
      Rafael Morales_Gamboa on 09 Mar 14
       
      That does not mean it does not make sense in the digital environment. 
  • Students post because they have to, not because they enjoy doing so
  • Rather than hacking the system to fit our pedagogy, we can easily become the teachers the LMS wants us to be
  • In a classroom, we work diligently to unify our students, to foster a supportive environment, and to encourage cooperation and collaboration
    • Rafael Morales_Gamboa
      Rafael Morales_Gamboa on 09 Mar 14
       
      Too much of an idyllic view of the physical classrom. If what is said here about it where the case in the mayority of cases, the world would be a much better one.
  • While some might argue that the 140-character limit doesn’t allow for deep inquiry, we disagree. Twitter, rather, becomes a tool for a collective inquiry, creating depth through the metonymic relationship between tweets and between tweets and what they link to.
    • Rafael Morales_Gamboa
      Rafael Morales_Gamboa on 09 Mar 14
       
      What about the bus stop metaphor? Does it not apply to Twitter as well?
  • Kevin Steinke on 07 Mar 14
     
    "There are better forums for discussion than online discussion forums. The discussion forum is a ubiquitous component of every learning management system and online learning platform from Blackboard to Moodle to Coursera."
Thieme Hennis

About Us | Betaversity | Making Room For Creativity - 22 views

betaversity.com/about

university creativity company making prototyping education electronics hacks

shared by Thieme Hennis on 25 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Thieme Hennis on 25 Nov 14
     
    "Betaversity is an education technology company that creates and supports collaborative prototyping spaces for post-secondary schools. We use the latest rapid prototyping technology and design thinking methodologies to help students learn by doing. We are a product-driven company that manufactures, rents, and sells BetaBox Mobile Prototyping Labs. These mobile lab facilities help schools maximize student satisfaction while minimizing expenses."
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