Learning Ecology, Communities, and Networks
It goes without saying, but in an online environment classes and classrooms are artificial constructs, relics of an age when physical and resource limitations required the clumping of students into discrete spaces. More...
Child's Play
Todd sent me this item - what do today's kids think of yesterday's video games? Not much, apparently. More...
Rethinking Thinking
As a former logic teacher and the author of a widely popular site about logical fallacies, I have thought often about the role of (what is called) critical thinking in learning. At first blush, critical thinking is the capacity to evaluate and assess presentations of fact and argument, a skill my own teaching showed me had been virtually eliminated from students' skill sets. More...
B.C. Educational Technology Users Group 'Blogtalk'
Scott Leslie reports on an interesting experiment involving the use of blogs to facilitate an online discussion on possible uses of blogs in education for the B.C. Educational Technology Users Group (ETUG). The experience left him with mixed feelings. More...
Learning About Learning Objects
This new site intended for instructors in California is designed to facilitate the creation of learning objects. Some are already on display. More...
Send Back Your MP3s!
If something has been stolen, then the right thing to do is to send it back, right? That's the premise - and the absurdity - behind this new campaign to get people to send back the MP3s they had illegally downloaded. Obviously, the music publishers would not be able to cope with the millions of MP3s they say were 'stolen'. More...
Top 10 Innovative Projects
I sincerely doubt that the top 10 innovative projects of the year in online learning were all American projects. Most likely, the authors of this piece did not look beyond their own borders. More...
Scope For Replicating BPO Success Model In E-Learning
Short article touting the potential for India's e-learning industry. "The resource base of highly-educated English speaking workforce, vendors offering competitive rates and quick turnover time, is likely to make India a profitable and attractive destination for global corporates." E-Learning also received positive coverage in yesterday's Times of India, indicating a wider awareness of the potential in that country. More...
The Digital Death Rattle of the American Middle Class: A Cautionary Tale
This title may seem to have little to do with either learning or technology, but the author draws the connections exactly where I would draw them. More...
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