Not too long ago we were asked to worry if Google was making us stupid. Too much scanning, too little substance; hyperactive, multi-tasking minds that have lost the ability for deep reading and thinking. Yes, I have days like that, but honestly, I think it started long before Google and Web 2.0. Nevertheless, point taken.
Now [...]
New models of classroom discussion: The sage on the stage or the guide on the side? Or are we becoming catalysts?
I came across this interview with David Pogue at The Royal Treatment, an interview with Ken Royal at District Administration magazine. Royal blogs on technology aimed at the k-12 segment, but if you read Pogues’ comment, there is great content for all of us
DA: “I know you’ve done some technology for dummies books — [...]
Ann and I wanted to include a few links from our podcast for January 31 from ELI.
The Henry Jenkins presentation as podcast
I referenced this study:
A study by Ruhl, Hughes and Schloss (1987) compared lectures presented without pauses with lectures where, every 12-18 minutes students paused for two minutes and discussed and reworked their notes (without [...]
Does the world really need another blog? With more than 100 million blogs already out there, and 100,000 new blogs created daily, I was wondering if this blog would make a difference, or would it just be adding to the noise.
But then it hit me: I was asking the wrong question!
Mass collaboration through the [...]