Ideas are powerful, especially when they have become beliefs and have been unquestioned for generations. Three in particular may be standing in the way of more faculty using our new learning tools in enlightened ways.
Assuming learning is about acquiring content is a distortion of reality. Learning is about learning how to learn. It is a social process: For young people the social process must be tangible, present, and immediate; for more advanced learners, the social context is internalized but still indispensable.
Teaching and learning in the classroom using the Drupal CMS
* Use Drupal in the classroom to enhance teaching and engage students with a range of learning activities
* Create blogs, online discussions, groups, and a community website using Drupal.
* Clear step-by-step instructions throughout the book
* No need for code! A teacher-friendly, comprehensive guide
Mark C. Marino, a lecturer in the writing program at the University of Southern California, has turned his Web page for a writing course he's teaching into a series of modular "widgets" that others can easily drop into their own Web pages.