Learning and technology

Module by: David Wiley. E-mail the author Summary: A content module's stand-alone pedagogical effectiveness is inversely proportional to its reusability. Because humans make meaning by connecting new information to that which they already know, the meaningfulness of educational content is a function of its context.

Huge list of resources

Interesting discussion about Salmon's model

A graphic history of classroom technology, from the writing slate to the electronic tablet. 

Versatile and creative word cloud generator

Library of images in the public domain, reuse, remix, share.

Nice graphical presentation

I love this article Elaine. If only I had got feedback like that when I was at school!!

Quality. A lot of the (official) emphasis on formative assessment in the classroom (or AfL - assessment for learning, they call it in school-land) is down to this guy, Dylan Wiliam, from when he was an adviser to the government: http://www.journeytoexcellence.org.uk/videos/expertspeakers/formativeassessmentdylanwiliam.asp There was also a TV series - 'The Classroom Experiment' - tracing his tinkering with the teaching practices of a regular secondary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00txzwp Essential watching, it was! There are still some clips on there...

Really engaging presentation of data

Great source of tools to create your own infographics

Informative and interesting article on identifying reliable sources of information on the web, and digital literacies.

Additional comment helpful :)

A photo tool that allows you to remove unwanted objects (things that get in the way) by taking a series of photo's and having the software make the analysis. That could come in very handy.

Sydney's Macquarie University's VC's blog!