Very powerful application of Google Apps to create a system of assessment and feedback for teachers and students. It's complex, but he's provided the whole template.
Great resources for teaching and learning.
"We strive to empower instructors by helping them develop a deep understanding of how students learn, so that they can effectively apply and adapt teaching strategies to meet their own goals and their students' needs. The purpose of the following materials is to present current research and theory on student learning in a way that can inform and guide effective teaching practices."
"This section provides a document on teaching portfolios (pdf) - including a description of their common structure and recommendations for specific artifacts to include as evidence of effective teaching - and information on our program for graduate students that helps them document their teaching experience at Carnegie Mellon."
Intriguing exam-taking software for a laptop or desktop, Mac or Win. Provides a kiosk interface that locks students out of other applications. Really works. To try it, sign up as an instructor.
"The five Cs below will empower educators to discover how they and their students can begin building personal learning networks specific to the learner's needs extending relevant learning connections to like-interested people around the globe."
Truly amazing notetaking software. I've used it for my grad school classes and personal notetaking. We have this software installed on every RCS computer, and you can install it on your own devices for free.
From their site: "Save your ideas, things you like, things you hear, and things you see. Evernote works with nearly every computer, phone and mobile device out there. Search by keyword, tag or even printed and handwritten text inside images."
"Social networking is no longer an enemy of learning. Social networking should be taught more widely and in more depth in schools. No longer are we able to stick our heads in the sand about these communication tools. Nor should educators distance themselves from using them."
The Figural TTCT: Thinking Creatively with Pictures is appropriate at all levels, kindergarten through adult. It uses three picture-based exercises to assess five mental characteristics:
· fluency · resistance to premature closure
· elaboration · abstractness of titles
· originality