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Imagine you have a sore shoulder, so you visit a physical therapist and come away with a set of exercises that she says will help improve your condition. A month later, with your shoulder no better, you return and ask why the exercises aren’t working.“I have no idea,” she responds. “I don’t actually know anything […]
Revised standards aim to help online teachers personalize learning more effectivelySOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
An arms race between instructors and students continues to escalate.SOURCE: Inside Higher EdRead the Full Story
Many colleges have published iPhone apps in the last few years that allow people to get campus news, maps, and other information on Apple’s popular smartphones. Then some colleges found they also needed to develop a version for phones running Google’s competing Android system. And some built apps for BlackBerrys as well.SOURCE: The Chronicle of […]
For the past 3 years I’ve been working on the e-scape (e-solutions for creative assessment in portfolio environments) project at TERU (Technology Education Research Unit) Based at Goldsmiths University, the project is funded by DfES and QCA in association with Edexcel and AQA awarding bodies.Read the Full Article
This paper presents a theoretical and practical exploration of a metacognitive approach to computer education, developed through a three-year action research project. It is argued that the approach contrasts significantly with often-employed directive and competency-based approaches to computer education and is more appropriate in addressing the longer-term learning needs of professionals such as teachers.Read the […]
There’s an important lesson to be learned from ABC’s planned giveaway of its top prime time shows on the Internet. It has nothing to do with Web surfers, advertisers or cannibalization of the Disney network’s Nielsen scores. No, Disney’s Bob Iger and Anne Sweeney are clearly indicating terms that cable, satellite and Web TV players […]
Abstract:Transferring face-to-face courses into Web-based courses is a trend in higher education. Whether this course transition is for distance education or for resident instruction, faculty members play a critical role in the process. Faculty members not only provide lesson content, but important insights into how content has been best presented in classes semester to semester. […]
How does the use of the interactive whiteboard promote interactive teaching and learning?Read the Full Story
A checklist identifies essential qualities of online teaching to help states and schools select, train, and evaluate online teachers. It discusses: state qualifications (the extent to which the teacher meets the state standards for professional teaching); curriculum, instruction, and student assessment (the extent to which the teacher meets the criteria in such areas as promoting […]
