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.
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.
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
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.
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?
This blog post outlines types of social media that can be used in the classroom. These include Twitter, blogs, Flickr, Skype, and Pinterest, and Tumbl.
