Speed Scrolling and Unschooling
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Speed Scrolling and Unschooling
This is a great example of how asking questions and inquiring about the best way to learn about a particular subject can lead to the revamp or evolution of a whole industry to fit the needs of certain potential customers who feel left out with the current systems and the currently available way of doing things.Sometimes words are not enough to comm... See more
Sriram Krishnan • Tractors and Computers
Some instructors will create weekly screencasts instead of sending out a weekly email. This has the particular advantage of being visual. The difficult part is to keeping them brief (under five minutes). If you take this approach, I recommend that you still send out the email; include the link to your screencast and a short message.
Aaron Johnson • Excellent Online Teaching: Effective Strategies For A Successful Semester Online
we found that students exposed to smartboards and digital content actually fared worse in mathematics and writing compared to their peers in classrooms without digital tools.
The reasons were sobering. Teachers had not been adequately trained in using these technologies. Mathematics, which requires cognitive scaffolding and immediate feedback, suffe... See more
The reasons were sobering. Teachers had not been adequately trained in using these technologies. Mathematics, which requires cognitive scaffolding and immediate feedback, suffe... See more
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Someone who wants to learn knows that he needs both information and critical response to its use from somebody else. Information can be stored in things and in persons. In a good educational system access to things ought to be available at the sole bidding of the learner, while access to informants requires, in addition, others’ consent. Criticism
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Counting the Cost
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