Converge Magazine - 5 views
For those of you interested on the convergence of education and technology, check out http://www.convergemag.com/. It's part of the Center for Digital Education that focuses on the news, perspectiv...
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Daphne Koller: What we're learning from online education - 1 views
Interesting example of online classes! Daphne demonstrates the impact online education can have visually and then demonstrates its benefits as she walks through her experience with Coursera.
List of top OERs - 7 views
This article profiles some top Open Educational Resources including the Khan Academy-sponsored SmARThistory.org, a group-study platform, free or low-cost digital textbooks, and other cool ideas. ...
Two books relevant to class today - 0 views
1) Bror Saxberg has a new book coming out in a couple of months: "Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age," with one of my favorite education authors, Rick Hess. An excerpt is here: http://blogs...
One-to-One Computing - 5 views
http://k12blueprint.com/k12/blueprint/story_video_bridging_our_future.php Occurred to me that it is interesting to map some of the similarities between the Microsoft video we saw in class, today, ...
Flipped Classroom - 2 views
Brian Bennett is a flipped classroom educator who runs the #flipclass chat on Twitter every Monday night at 8pm EST. Good opportunity to learn more about what flipped classroom is and its evolutio...
Too Good to Pass Up - 2 views
This visual of the need to shift the educational paradigm was too good not to share... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U
Effectiveness of Apps - 2 views
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/science/field-testing-the-math-apps.html?ref=education There are so many apps out there, but who knows which ones work? WGBH brought iPads into a preschool clas...
Augmented Reality Experiements - 1 views
Found this blog post that links to a variety of different AR projects. Check them out! http://interactyx.com/social-learning-blog/20-augmented-reality-experiments-in-education/
http://nation.time.com/2013/11/06/making-the-next-generation-of-educational-video-games/ - 4 views
incorporating learning in video games
mindfulness in data usage - 1 views
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/education/schools-use-web-tools-and-data-is-seen-at-risk.html?ref=education&_r=0
Mobile Learning Academy - not really an "academy" but nice concept! - 3 views
Hi T561-ers! Wishing you luck on wrapping up your projects tonight! I came across this website which has platforms to create apps, games, etc, for the classroom. It is a little pricey but it is a g...
On-line Class Mandate in Idaho - 2 views
Opponents say it will "dilute the quality of instruction by doing away with the teachers in certain classes." Agree or disagree? http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2011/09/landmark_online...
The paradigm shift - 4 views
Although he doesn't talk about Technology specifically, I believe the paradigm shift in education for which Sir Ken Robinson advocates is made possible by the collaboration that technology affords....
Can you MOOC your way through college in one year? - 4 views
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2013/04/13/can-you-mooc-your-way-through-college-one-year-can-you-mooc-your-way-through-college-one-year/lAPwwe2OYNLbP9EHitgc3L/story.html
https://www.coursera.org/course/edc - 2 views
Both the general nature of this portal: Coursera.org and the content of this course specifically are very relevant to this course.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428665.500-mindreading-robot-teachers-keep-stud... - 0 views
I followed a link from Cole Shaw's EduRobots article. This one explores the significance of attention in learning and how to maintain it. Bilge Mutlu and Dan Szafir at the University of Wisconsin-M...
RWD: Responsive Web Design - 0 views
A good example list of higher ed website based on the Responsive Web Design approach: http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/hardinmd/2012/05/03/responsive-design-sites-higher-ed-libraries-notables/
Girls Launch Their Own High-Interest STEM Project -- into Space - 5 views
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/stem-high-interest-projects-girls-suzie-boss
How do we define learning in the digital age? - 1 views
In the service of organization and creating a shared language, this topic is a place to post how you define learning in a digital age and the resources that inform your mental model.