May 2012
11 posts
“So the right question to ask is: Who will be the Southwest Airlines of online...”
– Elite universities won’t upend the online learning market (essay) | Inside Higher Ed (via infoneer-pulse)
Report: Robots stack up to human professors in... →
infoneer-pulse:
Without diminishing learning outcomes, automated teaching software can reduce the amount of time professors spend with students and could substantially reduce the cost of instruction, according to new research.
In experiments at six public universities, students assigned randomly to statistics courses that relied heavily on “machine-guided learning” software — with reduced face...
“I see libraries of the future, those that survive, as acting like high-tech...”
– Future U: Library 3.0 has more resources, greater challenges | Ars Technica (via infoneer-pulse)
A new way to make six figures on the Web: teaching →
infoneer-pulse:
Miguel Hernandez, the founder of a company specializing in explanatory videos for startups, said he spent about three hours a day for three weeks making an online video course explaining his craft. But, last year, that one video series earned him nearly six figures on the online course platform Udemy. This year, now that he’s created a second course for students (on “How to...
“It’s just a matter o time until we see the same meltdown in traditional college...”
– The Coming Meltdown in College Education & Why The Economy Won’t Get Better Any Time Soon « blog maverick (via infoneer-pulse)
“College is not trade school. Who’s really complaining? The people really who are...”
– Using Standardized Tests To Develop Flexible Minds | Fast Company (via infoneer-pulse)
“Today knowledge is ubiquitous, constantly changing, growing exponentially… Today...”
– Creating Innovators: Why America’s Education System Is Obsolete - Forbes (via willrichardson)
Cometdocs: 6 Great Tools for Taking Notes →
cometdocs:
As technology continues to advance, the pen and paper have all but disappeared from classrooms. More and more students are taking their laptops or their smartphones to school with them and taking notes on these gadgets instead of in their notebooks. This not only goes for students, but for…
“Ms. Morgan borrows the phrase “free-range learning” to describe students’...”
– ‘Free-Range Learners’: Study Opens Window Into How Students Hunt for Educational Content Online (via world-shaker)
April 2012
18 posts
Technology in Education: DigiPlaySpace creates a... →
techedblog:
NOTE: This is AMAZING for teachers in Toronto or within the Greater Toronto Area!
April 10, 2012
Three-year-old Cole Epstein is discovering that a healthy forest needs water to feed the trees, help the flowers bloom and keep the insects, birds and wildlife healthy.
But he’s not absorbing this…
What does my Flipped Classroom look like? (letter... →
revolutionizeed:
Here is a letter I wrote for parents and other concerned parties about what my flipped classroom looks like.
Nice overview and explanation about the Flipped Classroom for this teacher!
New Tool Helps Students Predict Their Student Loan... →
As part of the recently launched Know Before You Owe project, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Education have developed a new interactive cost comparison tool to help students evaluate the costs and risks involved in paying for school. The tool, which is still in beta, lets students enter up to three schools they’re interested in and whether they’re going for an...
3 Reasons The Future of Learning Will Be Online →
world-shaker:
Here’s the first argument:
Technology in Online Learning
Online learning programs are also beneficial because they allow students to interact with technology more frequently. Because of the prevalence of technology in today’s world, an online component can be advantageous for college graduates.
Though traditional classroom-based courses can incorporate technology, online...
Why The Next Big Ideas In Education Will Come Out... →
infoneer-pulse:
Seventy-one percent of New Orleans’s schoolchildren attend charter schools, a legacy of Katrina. While charters’ performance as measured by student test scores both nationwide and in the city has been mixed, they undeniably increase the local appetite for trying new educational ideas. “If you’re an edtech entrepreneur who wants to pilot an idea, you have the most efficient and...
Technology Integration Tutorials for Educators:... →
revolutionizeed:
technologyintegrationtutorials:
Here we have a pretty decent sized list of websites that are useful in almost all classroom regardless of content area. Some (I will admit) may be more geared toward secondary or elementary, but read through the list and be sure to bookmark things you like!
Classroom Management
Edmodo -…
So many edtech resources all in one post. You must...
On the Shoulders of Giants: What Does Bank Street... →
teachersworldwide:
Ariel Sacks writes about Bank Street College, a teacher education program in New York that “has a unique approach that gets it right for teachers and students.”
Also see: Edutopia’s story and video on Bank Street College.
“How can we expect them to connect Hemingway, vectors, pottery, cells, and...”
– Why It’s Time to Eliminate Class Schedules - Education - GOOD (via infoneer-pulse)
Ray Bradbury Gives 12 Pieces of Writing Advice to... →
revolutionizeed:
Don’t start out writing novels. They take too long. Begin your writing life instead by cranking out “a hell of a lot of short stories,” as many as one per week. Take a year to do it; he claims that it simply isn’t possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row. He waited until the age of 30 to write his first novel, Fahrenheit 451. “Worth waiting for, huh?”
Some really great...
“In terms of purchasing power, newly hired academics in China ($259 per month, as...”
– How Much Is a Professor Worth? - NYTimes.com (via infoneer-pulse)
Top Tips for Using Dropbox at School →
girlwithalessonplan:
revolutionizeed:
1. It’s free: All educators like free tools, and the basic Dropbox account is exactly that. You get 2Gb of free storage to sync, store and share your favorite files. Unless you deal with a lot of large video files on a regular basis, this is a generous storage amount that will likely cover most teacher’s needs. If the majority of your files are text...
After grad job slump, big hiring is back at U.S.... →
infoneer-pulse:
Hiring is back in a big way on many college campuses, one of several signs a recovery in the U.S. jobs market is gaining traction. After four years during which many students graduated to find no job and had only their loans to show for their studies, most college campuses are teeming with companies eager to hire.
A survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers...
March 2012
21 posts
“The principal reason for this, I think, is that educational systems are...”
– The New Rules Of Innovation: Bottom-Up Solutions To Top-Down Problems | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation
Absolutely. Nothing gets me more wound up than watching my children go through an educational paradigm that is completely out of touch with the world into which they will be sending...
Reclaim Native American: Positive Strategies for... →
reclaimnativeamerican:
Positive Strategies
A number of positive strategies can be used in classrooms, regardless of whether Native American children are members of the class.
Provide knowledge about contemporary Native Americans to balance historical information. Teaching about Native Americans exclusively from a…
“Another recurring theme is the importance of education. All of these flourishing...”
– Cultivating Genius in the 21st Century | Wired Magazine | Wired.com (via ninakix)
Doha News: Report: Hold the oil, pass the books?... →
dohanews:
The wealthier a country becomes off of its natural resources, the worse its students do in school - and Qatar is no exception, a new report finds.
The world’s richest country by GDP per capita, Qatar is home to the world’s third largest natural gas reserves.
Its students also have…
“There have been many measures taken to try to turn the educational system...”
– Noam Chomsky (via noam-chomsky) Why do so few ask this question? (via creative-education)
Seattle to Create Nation's Largest Public Food... →
Strange as it may seem, for most of human history the food that fueled our existence was not packaged, preserved, or purchased from the grocery store, it was provided by nature. But perhaps even today we are still skilled foragers at heart, if not just a bit unpracticed. Soon, however, residents of Seattle, Washington will get the chance to grab a bite the old-fashioned way — thanks to a...
Bloom's digital taxonomy wheel →
creative-education:
coolcatteacher:
A very cool app that gives you information on bloom’s taxonomy and projects. It is more like an app.
An excellent Web-based resource!
20 tips and resources for using learning... →
world-shaker:
I was surprised by the quality and depth with this one. Here’s an excerpt:
Blended learning should transform learning, not just replicate teaching: Companies want graduates who can source, filter and use existing knowledge to create new knowledge, and the university is key to equipping students with these skills. Yet we seldom see technology tools being used in radically new ways...
“TED, a nonprofit organization that produces a popular annual conference on...”
– The Washington Post, “TED Offers Free Video Lessons for High School and College Students” (via inothernews)
Khan Academy Enters Next Era With iPad App For... →
jtotheizzoe:
The hugely popular YouTube educational series from Khan Academy will be available on the iPad any minute now. Best part? Offline learning!
The major benefit of the app is offline learning, “If you’re going on a road trip or if you’re taking mass transit and you don’t have cell service, or whatever, you can get the content,” says Khan Academy Lead Designer, Jason Rosoff. The iPad...
“The skill-set we often say that we want for students—for them to become...”
– Steve Hargadon: A “Tail” of Two Ed Tech Agendas (via world-shaker)
Five Best Practices for the Flipped Classroom →
gjmueller:
world-shaker flips over:
This one hit close to home. It’s one of the biggest challenges I face when working with faculty to design fully online courses (four more great ones if you click through):
1) Need to Know
How are you creating a need to know the content that is recorded? Just because I record something, or use a recorded material, does not mean that my students will want to...
“All the adults are saying, ‘We need to improve science in the world. Let’s train...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson, on America’s lack of science literacy (via theatlantic)
PBL Research Summary: Studies Validate... →
A growing body of academic research supports the use of project-based learning in schools as a way to engage students, cut absenteeism, boost cooperative learning skills, and improve test scores. Those benefits are enhanced when technology is used in a meaningful way in the projects. Following are synopses of a range of studies on project-based learning:
First-graders use Twitter to learn typing,... →
world-shaker:
When Ed Knight wants to find out what his 6-year-old did in school, he can scroll the Twitter feed on his iPhone for clues to start a conversation with his quiet son, who sometimes holds back when recounting details of his day. That’s because Evan and others in first-grade teacher Jodi Conrad’s class use Twitter to send out a weekly newsletter, update the days’ activities and...
Ebooks Get the Respect They Deserve at 'Download... →
coolcatteacher:
Download the universe is a new project to catalog and review ebooks in the science genre. It is an exciting time to be alive to be part of the ebook revolution.
