This case study describes the design and implementation of a foundations of educational technology course with the support of a web-based application known as Drupal. Drupal is a powerful free and open source web application framework in which one can use wikis, blogs, groups, and other tools to support the classroom learning experiences of students. In this course, distance masters students used these tools to build their own wiki-based knowledge base about the field of educational technology.
A Public (invitation/application) group for collecting references and resources about Web 2.0 use in Academia--for teaching, for learning, for scholarly practice; 21st Century higher education, social networking, social media, and social knowledge creation in general.
This new form of learning begins with the knowledge and practices acquired in school but is equally suited for continuous, lifelong learning that extends beyond formal schooling. Indeed, such an environment might encourage students to readily and happily pick up new knowledge and skills as the world shifts beneath them.
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would we create the schools we have today? Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education [Online serial], 1 (1).
from Educators' eZine --> Introduction and Background:Bloom's TaxonomyIn the 1950's Benjamin Bloom developed his taxonomy of cognitive objectives, Bloom's
Burlingame High School in Burlingame, Calif., is a devoted user of Twitter. She's used the website with her classmates for online book discussions for her AP English class, in which they post and share feedback, analysis, and questions about novels such a