Developing an Electronic Communication Policy
There are some good ideas here – worth scanning Developing an Electronic Communication Policy – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education Posted using ShareThis
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Made To Stick: Presentations That Stick | Fast Company
This article, linked below, offers a few helpful tips on effective powerpoints. Check the end of the article for links to other resources. Also, this blog — Presentation Zen — […]
This is your brain on TEEN
We know that teens make poor decisions, can be impulsive, take risks, and so on. The presentation below explains why. Emerging science shows us that the brain continues development through […]
Technology vs. Knowledge
The link below is to an excellent short essay by Chris Dede of the Harvard School of Ed. In the piece, he describes the meeting of classical approaches to education […]
Google Brings Living Stories to WordPress
I will be looking into this very soon for our WordPress engine-based blogs here. If I understand it right, this plug-in will allow you to target a news story, and […]
Facebook: Bad Bet for Student Data
In the well-written article below, the author makes clear why we need to take care in using Facebook for academic purposes (and I do not recommend it). The upshot is […]
Barbara Strauch on the Middle-Aged Brain
This post is the start of a month-long series looking at the brain and learning, leading up to the Summer Institute. First, let’s look at the latest research considering the […]
Ways of Dealing with Disruptive Students
Here are some tips from Ferris State University (Source: http://www.ferris.edu/fctl/Docs/DealingwithDisruptiveStudents.pdf) Ways of Dealing with Disruptive Students Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to ignorance (V. Ruggerio)—most of the […]
Are we being homogenized by Web 2.0?
In a review of Jaron Lanier’s You Are Not a Gadget, Michael Agger of Slate Magazine discusses the author’s premise, which is that the new Web tools like Wikipedia, Facebook, […]
First Look: Apple iPad
Is it possible that in a few years all our students will all have an iPad-type device costing under $300? Instead of heavy backpacks, overpriced textbooks, and notebooks, this device […]
