Archive for February, 2010
TPACK in the land down under
Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Conference, Learning, Publications, Research, Teaching, Technology, TPACK | 3 Comments »
I recently received an email from Debra Bourne, IT Coordinator at St. Paul's International College in Australia informing me about some work related to TPACK being done in Queensland. Specifically ... Read more..The beautiful futility of art
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Art, Creativity, Design, Good | Bad Design, Learning, Personal, Philosophy, Representation | 1 Comment »
Just came across this video about Milton Glaser. If you are interested in design you have to watch it for yourself. But here's a quote that stayed with me: The possibility ... Read more..TPACK & Creativity at Twente
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in Art, Conference, Creativity, Design, Learning, Personal, Philosophy, Photography, Poetry, Research, Teaching, Technology, TPACK, Travel, Worth Reading | 1 Comment »
I just finished a marathon session of presentations and discussions with the master's students in Curriculum Development and Educational Innovation at Twente University. It was wonderful to meet with them ... Read more..Technology integration, looking forward to the past
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Posted in Blogging, Creativity, Fun, Learning, Representation, Stories, Teaching, Technology, TPACK, Worth Reading | 1 Comment »
Tom Johnson's Adventures in Pencil Integration is the smartest, sassiest blog I have come across in a long time. This is how the sidebar describes the blog/author. The year is 1897 ... Read more..Avoid cliche’s like the plague
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Posted in Creativity, Fun, Good | Bad Design | No Comments »
Just came across this great comment in an article titled Let us now praise the cliche This Article "Let us now praise...the cliche" made me mad as a wet hen. The ... Read more..Impact of technology v.s. chewing gum on learning
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Posted in Blogging, Books, Conference | No Comments »
Just got this from Tom Reeves at the CIMA conference, Twente University. Allen, K. L., Galvis, D., Katz, R. V. (2006). Evaluation of CDs and chewing gum in teaching dental anatomy. ... Read more..The incredible drowning man (returns)
Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in Art, Fun, News, Personal, Photography, Worth Reading | 1 Comment »
It's good to be back at Twente, meeting old friends and making some new ones. I had a pretty light day yesterday, which was good because I had gone around ... Read more..A brief history…
Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in Art, Biology, Comics, Creativity, Evolution, Fun | No Comments »
... um... pretty much everything, rendered as a 2100 page-long flipbook. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNYZH9kuaYM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Read more..MAET virtual help desk
Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Theresa Hamilton & Amy Gracik are two of our Technology Interns in Education. They are now part of a pilot project to offer software technology support to students in our ... Read more..Off to Netherlands
Saturday, February 13th, 2010 Posted in Conference, Creativity, Learning, Research, Teaching, Technology, TPACK, Travel, Worth Reading | 1 Comment »
I will be out of the country for most of next week. I will have access to email (except when I am in-flight/traveling) though I may not be able to ... Read more..Exciting new possibility & an invitation
Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Posted in Art, Creativity, Design, Identity, Learning, Online Learning, Philosophy, Research, Teaching, Technology, TPACK, Worth Reading | 7 Comments »
A few days ago we announced a new hybrid Ph.D. program in educational technology. It will be offered substantially online with some critical on-campus face to face factored in. You ... Read more..The opposite of truth
Sunday, February 7th, 2010 Posted in India, Philosophy, Puzzles, Stories, Worth Reading | No Comments »
Niels Bohr, the 1922 Nobel Laureate in Physics once said: The opposite of a correct statement is an incorrect statement. ... Read more..What can design do for you?
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Posted in Art, Creativity, Design, Film, Good | Bad Design, Representation, Teaching, Technology, TPACK, Worth Reading | No Comments »
TPACK involves understanding the capabilities of technology - understanding how we make meaning with it, how we can manipulate it to communicate, engage and teach. I include below an extraordinarily ... Read more..Interesting TPACK related discussion
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 Posted in Creativity, Design, Learning, Philosophy, Teaching, Technology, TPACK, Worth Reading | No Comments »
Russ Goerend over at Learning is Life has initiated a fascinating discussion on the TPACK framework on his blog. It all revolves around a blog post he titled The force ... Read more..Cellphone in classrooms: The Saline story
Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in Creativity, Design, Learning, Teaching, Technology, TPACK, Video, Worth Reading | 1 Comment »
From the Saline Schools, right here in Michigan, comes a video about how teachers and students are using cellphone in the classroom to enhance teaching and learning. Check it out h/t ... Read more..