Archive for September, 2011
How do we measure TPACK? Let me count the ways
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 Posted in Learning, Mathematics, Online Learning, Publications, Research, Science, Teaching, Technology, TPACK, Worth Reading | No Comments »
The interest in the TPACK framework has led to a upsurge in ways of measuring TPACK development. Matt, Tae Shin and I recently published a survey paper on different ways ... Read more..Dr. Karin Forssell, New TPACK dissertation
Friday, September 16th, 2011 Posted in Learning, Research, Teaching, Technology, TPACK | 1 Comment »
I met Karin Forssell back in 2008 at the Las Vegas SITE conference when she was a doctoral student at Stanford University. She came and asked me if I was ... Read more..Sketching on the iPad
Thursday, September 15th, 2011 Posted in Art, Creativity, Design, Fun, Learning, Personal, Photography, Representation, Worth Reading | 1 Comment »
Over the past few weeks I have been experimenting with using my iPad as a drawing/painting tool. The sketches below were created by tracing on an existing image - usually ... Read more..9/11/2001 – 9/11/2011
Sunday, September 11th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
For Whom the Bell Tolls — John Donne No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the ... Read more..Deep-play, creativity, design and teaching with technology: New journal article
Thursday, September 8th, 2011 Posted in Art, Creativity, Design, Good | Bad Design, Learning, MAET, Philosophy, Publications, Research, Teaching, Technology, TPACK, Worth Reading | No Comments »
I am extremely proud of what we do as a part of our Master's in Ed Tech (MAET) program. It is a unique program and over the years we have ... Read more..Representing tensions through photography
Thursday, September 8th, 2011 Posted in Conference, MAET, Photography, Psychology, Representation, Teaching, Technology, TPACK | No Comments »
Education is always about leadership and leadership has always been about tensions—navigating through them and seeking to find the right balance between them. Leaders often feel a tug from individuals ... Read more..Ganapati Festival Photographs, 2011
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 Posted in Art, Fun, Identity, India, Personal, Photography, Religion, Worth Reading | 1 Comment »
The Hindu god Ganesh (the elephant-headed one) is celebrated across India, and the world, around this time of the year. The Hindu community in Lansing is no exception. A couple ... Read more..Creativity is just connecting things
Thursday, September 1st, 2011 Posted in Art, Creativity, Design, Good | Bad Design, Identity, Personal, Philosophy, Teaching, Worth Reading | 1 Comment »
Steve Jobs retired as CEO of Apple this past week. The Wall Street Journal marked this event by creatingSteve Job's Best Quotes compendium. There are all worth reading - but ... Read more..