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 — […]
Technology
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Growth of m-Learning
Just when we get all this 2.0 stuff figured out, then everyone will want to run it on their cell phones! Endless The Growth of m-Learning and the Growth of […]
Advice on Using Social Media in Your Courses
“…. 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 […]
Confessions of a Converted Lecturer
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.
Nostalgia for 4 hours of TV
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 […]
Digital Storytelling resource
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 […]
Copyright Resource at BCC
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 […]
