Bloggers are very interested that people read their blog. Which means that occasionally, a controversial post is called for! What better topic than http://www.ratemyprofessor.com? If one searches under Berkshire Community […]
This short video introduction to Moodle gives a little of the history and background of Moodle. Moodle Tutorials ::: Educating Educators – A general Moodle presentation. Posted using ShareThis
“…. four best practices for faculty who want to use social media (and we should!) … Be transparent. Explain why it’s required, what students will be graded on, etc. Explain […]
How Interactive Technology Can Help Minority Students Learn – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education Posted using ShareThis
Dr. Eric Mazur of Harvard Physics discusses the evolution of this classroom approach, including the use of “clickers.” He collaborated with BCC this past Fall on an NSF proposal.
Many faculty are struggling to limit distraction in the classroom – should we ban laptops? Joshua Kim (one of the best ed tech blogs going) says no. What do you […]
Discipline-Based Assessment Workshop Announcement “Dialogues in the Disciplines,” takes place March 26th at UMass Amherst DDPRSheet10.pdf (application/pdf Object) Posted using ShareThis
OK, this is truly scary, from a study of 8-18 y.o.’s by the Kaiser Family Foundation: “A national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that with technology allowing nearly […]
This is from the Visible Knowledge project at Georgetown, and consists of a blog post featuring some very useful resources and how-to’s on digital storytelling. A useful skim if you […]
Karen CH writes: ” I have put up the following copyright page which can be found at: http://www.berkshirecc.edu/library_copyright_info Faculty and staff may not understand, especially in the digital world, that […]
