Archive for April, 2011

Rethinking Ed Tech Research…

Friday, April 29th, 2011 Posted in Design, Engineering, Good | Bad Design, Learning, Philosophy, Publications, Research, Science, Teaching, Technology, Worth Reading | 6 Comments »

I have been a huge fan of Don Norman ever since I first ran into his book on the Psychology of Everyday Things (which he later renamed as The Design ... Read more..

The gift that keeps on giving, or Why I love the web

Sunday, April 24th, 2011 Posted in Ambigrams, Art, Blogging, Creativity, Film, Fun, Housekeeping, Identity, Mathematics, Personal, Poetry, Puzzles, Stories, Worth Reading | 3 Comments »

I recently received this email: Dear Mr. Mishra, I am currently working on a poetry research project for school, and one of the requirements is researching five different poets. While looking for ... Read more..

Educational Technology @ MSU

Monday, April 11th, 2011 Posted in Learning, MAET, Teaching, Technology, TPACK, Worth Reading | No Comments »

The Educational Psychology and Educational Technology department at the College of Education at Michigan State University offers a variety of programs in educational technology. The College of Education is one ... Read more..

TPACK @ Henrico

Friday, April 8th, 2011 Posted in Learning, Teaching, Technology, TPACK | No Comments »

The Innovative Educator had a recent post about how the "Henrico County School system has adopted TPACK as the Framework for professional development and 21st Century Learning." Read the complete story Using ... Read more..

April 2, 2011… O frabjous day!

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 Posted in Fun, Games, Identity, India, Personal, Worth Reading | 2 Comments »

To understand the significance of April 2, 2011, I have to go back 28 years, back to the summer of 1983. I had just finished 10th grade, and that summer I ... Read more..

When tech comes first: The Khan Academy as leading pedagogical change

Friday, April 1st, 2011 Posted in Creativity, Good | Bad Design, Learning, Mathematics, Online Learning, Philosophy, Representation, Research, Teaching, Technology, TPACK, Worth Reading | 3 Comments »

As I go around the country talking about the TPACK framework, one of the questions that is always put to me is, about which comes first when planning a lesson, ... Read more..