Category — Technology
iWalkThrough Technology - An Interview with David Ruff of the Great Schools Partnership
Today we offer an interview with David Ruff of the Great School Partnership, a nonprofit organization supporting the Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute, regarding the development of the iWalkthrough™ system. The Partnership “works to redesign and strengthen public and private education to improve the quality of learning for all students” and to help [...]
April 18, 2008 No Comments
Teaching and Learning, Technology
Cutting Edge Technology Provides Wealth of Feedback for Teachers
One of the age-old questions in education is how to gather information about teaching practices in a practical, time effective manner. Often times, the feedback process begins with what is called a formal observation. In such an instance, an administrator or instructional leader observes a teacher for a full class period or for several such [...]
April 16, 2008 1 Comment
Teaching and Learning, Technology
Bloom’s Taxonomy and the Digital World
Bloom’s Taxonomy, developed in the 1950’s, expresses thinking and learning through a set of concepts that begin with lower order thinking skills (LOTS) and build to higher order thinking skills (HOTS). The initial phraseology of Bloom’s Taxonomy had six levels, beginning with knowledge at the lowest, then progressing through comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. [...]
April 11, 2008 11 Comments
Multimedia Content, Teaching and Learning, Technology
Vanessa Van Petten - Advice on Reaching Net Generation Teens!
It wasn’t all that long ago that we published a piece called “Is Anything More Challenging than Teaching a Group of Teenagers?” In fact, most parents find it incredible that any teacher could actually get the undivided attention of a group of teens never mind actually teach them.
Today we turn to Vanessa Van Petten, [...]
April 6, 2008 1 Comment
Teaching and Learning, Technology
The Byron Review; Video Gaming Recommendations for Children
As we noted in our prior post, Dr. Tanya Byron, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, recently released an important set of E-safety recommendations, “Safer Children in a Digital World,” for children in the UK. Today we turn to her summary recommendations regarding video gaming.
Here again, the most compelling aspect of her research as well as her [...]
April 2, 2008 No Comments
Multimedia Content, Public Policy, Technology
The Byron Review; E-Safety Internet Recommendations for Children
Across the pond, Dr. Tanya Byron, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, recently released an important set of E-safety recommendations for children. Her report, “Safer Children in a Digital World,” was commissioned by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2007 in response to growing concerns about the dangers of the Internet.
Ms. Byron’s recommendations appear, dare we say [...]
March 31, 2008 6 Comments
Public Policy, Teaching and Learning, Technology
Award-Winning Teacher Utilizes a Wealth of Classroom Technology
We have noted in several posts the role technology could have in enhancing education. Today we offer an interview with elementary teacher Tim Thompson, an educator who has indeed utilized technology to bring his second grade classroom to life.
Mr. Thompson recently received the Patience Norman Prize, an award presented annually to recognize an outstanding [...]
March 27, 2008 7 Comments
Multimedia Content, Teaching and Learning, Technology
In the News - Grant Wiggins, Angry Home Schoolers, and Gender Differences
Grant Wiggins, author of Schooling by Design, has brought forth some very interesting points on a couple of topics in a recent post on his Authentic Education Big Ideas site.
First, Wiggins takes a look at the current “Just in Case” philosophy that dominates the American educational system then discusses the more appropriate notion of a [...]
March 25, 2008 1 Comment
Multimedia Content, Technology
College Week Live - Virtual College Fair
This Tuesday and Wednesday prospective college students and their parents would do well to find some time to check out CollegeWeekLive’s (CWL) second ever two-day virtual college fair. More than 200 colleges have signed on to help connect prospective students to higher education in a live, interactive environment.
The free, innovative, virtual fair will offer a [...]
March 23, 2008 1 Comment
Multimedia Content, Technology
The Open Digital Commons - A Truly Endless Array of Success Stories
We found that trying to concoct one list of the digital commons success stories was simply beyond the scope of our small site. The number of truly noteworthy developments is large and growing more substantial by the day, each new venture seemingly offering yet additional opportunities for further growth.
In fact, it is precisely as [...]
February 26, 2008 2 Comments
Open Source Software, OpenCourseWare, Public Policy, Technology