Category — Multimedia Content

When the site YouTube was created the expectation was that creativity would reign supreme. Such has been the case with some innovative videos created by Steve Ward and Jeff Larson. The videos feature two gigantic Tesla coils standing 7 feet tall and capable of putting out a 12 foot spark. The two coils are spaced […]

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Yesterday we took a look at the concept of mobile learning. We began by providing a brief definition from the website on the website irrodl.orgthen started to assess what such technology offers for learning.
Clearly, the very opportunities provided by mobile learning create complexities and additional challenges for educators who are used to the traditional […]

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As the potential for technology to enhance learning grows, we often see the phrase mobile learning bandied about. Clearly, the term appears vague as the concept emerges, yet it does call to mind a simple question: How does mobile learning differ from online or distance learning options?
In order to understand the term let’s review the […]

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There is no doubt that online degrees have taken off nationally. In one of the more perceptive remarks about such programming, Dave Breitenstein while writing for newspress.com offers this astute assessment:

“Notebooks, chalkboards and even attendance aren’t vital in 21st century college classrooms.”
Incredible Growth
According to a 2007 Sloan Survey of Online Learning, 3.5 million college students […]

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It was just two weeks ago that Purdue hosted the Serious Games Research Forum to highlight the use of video games as educational tools. One session was provocatively entitled, “Engaging Learners through Gaming.”
During that discussion, panelists and members of the audience discussed the concept of “serious” games, those designed to specifically teach something, versus […]

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In what has to be a sign of how much education has changed, Stanford students now have the chance to take a course in building software for Facebook, the immensely popular social network started by a Harvard drop out. As far as anyone can tell, Stanford is the first university to offer a class on […]

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What if Video Games Could Make You Smarter?
We posted about Johnson’s book, “Everything Bad is Good for You,“ then began thinking, “What if Video Games Could Make You Smarter?” If you believe in the premise, that video games are in fact good for developing intellect, which games would you turn to?
Then M.A.W. had to ask […]

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The younger generation’s urge to play video games has spawned a number of jokes for teachers. We had a cartoon up on the wall in the science office for years. A young man is seated in front of the desk of an older gentleman who is wearing a suit and tie. The man behind the […]

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Nothing tends to be more traditional in education than the approach to learning at the collegiate level. Students still report of lectures going on ad nauseam, causing even the most interested of students to rub sleep from their eyes.
But a Peter Schworm article in the Boston Globe offers at least one option that may see […]

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My hat goes off to Tom March over at Infinite Thinking for the audacity to suggest using a YouTube video to help teach the concept of critical thinking. First, in his post March clearly fosters a constructivist approach to teaching the concept of critical thinking and second he understands that relevance is critical for motivating […]

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