Mindful Learning Technologies - 3 views
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Ray Lawson on 05 Apr 14Trends in Technology relevant for education and learning
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Students Say More Instructors Using Technology Effectively, ECAR Study | Faculty Focus - 0 views
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An interesting piece on effective use of technology by instructors from the students' perspective.
Teacher Tube - 0 views
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Superior collection of videos by and for teachers of all levels.
ISABEL - Resource for health care students and residents = improve clinical diagnosis - 0 views
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This search tool is wonderful! It allows the clinican to input patient data and search most likely diagnosis as well as providing red flags on questions and conditions which must be considered. It is a valuable tool to improve clinical decision making,
50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About - Edudemic - 0 views
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Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a little bit easier and more fun for all involved.
Why They Don't Apply What They Learn, Part 3 - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Hi... - 4 views
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I hear complaints about the poor quality of student writing today as often as I read stories about the Internet causing the end of higher education as we know it (i.e., frequently). When those complaints come in the form of actual conversations with peers, instead of in print, I feel myself immediately put on the defensive.
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Thanks for this post Heather. I liked that the instructor recognized that despite some challenges with using a new technique to promote his students' writing skills the energy that was expressed by his students far outweighed the "mess" that he dealt with the first time trying something new. -
The lack of learning transfer is a common mantra in higher education. It's a good article for reflection. Although I've been a proponent of service learning, at the same time, I wasn't sure how students could or if they would transfer their experiences to the academic component. Now, I need to rethink my position on service learning and its impact on connected learning
Teaching and Learning Resources / Twitter - 1 views
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Talkes about the use of Twitter in educate.
Free Technology for Teachers: The Five Best Tools for Creating Videos Without Installin... - 2 views
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Free technology for teachers: the five best tools for creating videos without installing software 4/15/13
Safari Books Online - 1 views
I am trying to learn a number of software applications to enhance my abilities to provide interesting content to my students. In the past, I have purchased a number of books on Adobe applications (...
Second Life - 2 views
I read a number of articles from MIT and was interested in trying it out. I was all excited until I realized that the articles were from 2008, and I did not see much from academics. Did it just not...
Using Technology as a Learning Tool - 1 views
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Nice article that discusses how students learn and how they engage with social media.
How To Know If You're Correctly Integrating Technology - Edudemic - 3 views
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Although this is directed at K-12, I think it is definitely adaptable to the post-secondary environment.
50 "awesome" ways to use Skype in the classroom. - 2 views
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Not all of the posted suggestions can be applied to our level of teaching, but some good ideas are posted.
Create infographics & online charts | infogr.am - 3 views
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Create infographics and interactive online charts. It's free and super-easy! Follow other users and discover amazing data stories!
Introduction To GroupMe - 0 views
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GroupMe is an instant chat room developed by an individual of the group. The individual can seen a request to all individuals whom they would like to be involved in the the group. The individuals has to accept the invitation and then they can communicate within the group.
Measuring the Success of Online Education - 0 views
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Interesting read - I found the shift from taped lecture to a more interactive setting interesting... "Udacity, along with other MOOC designers, is moving rapidly away from the video lecture model of teaching toward an approach that is highly interactive and based on frequent quizzes and human "mentors" to provide active online support for students."
Vialogues - A Dialogue on Videos - 0 views
Social Media in Medical Education - 4 views
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Very helpful blog - social networking in medical education - new ideas!
New Tech City Blog - What Are MOOCs and Are They Education's Future? - 0 views
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This week on New Tech City we're talking MOOCs or Massive Open Online Courses that major universities and newly formed education companies are offering for FREE (and that's no acronym). Hundreds of thousands of people around the globe are taking these classes. Could this be the future of higher-level degrees?