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Normal? What is that?

What is normal, according to who, and compared to what?  I read a blog post recently titled “The “New” Normal” which made me think about technology in education.  Although there is no empirical...

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Choosing instructional tools for: Interaction

I get this question a lot.  What kind of media do I choose for my students’ interaction. Really good question.  It’s very hard to decide especially when we have so many wonderful tools available out...

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Choosing instructional tools for: Group Project Work

Group projects are a fun collaborative way to engage students whether you are teaching face-to-face (F2F) or online.  They contribute tremendously to the learning environment and experience of learners...

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eLearning: Who’s in Control?

eLearning is a form of education that some students dread and others embrace with enthusiasm.  It provides flexibility to do your coursework anywhere and any time.  It lets you get off-classroom...

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Change is scary to those who stay the same

How Web 2.0 should change schools’ decision-making on integrating technology When it comes to technology, the most difficult thing to decide on is what should a school purchase – from hardware to...

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Education Week: N.Y. Thinks Outside Teacher Education Box

Education Week: N.Y. Thinks Outside Teacher Education Box. This is interesting.  The article says that New York is doing everything to add variety into teacher preparation.  It think this is a really...

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Choosing instructional tools for: student authoring

What better way to teach students how to responsibly share information than to incorporate an authoring tool into your teaching.  Getting students to create information and place their names as authors...

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Holding on to the 19th century – the academic paper’s days are numbered

Continuing my rant about change in education, I found this article (Education Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade – NYTimes.com) fascinating.  It reviews a book that’s coming up by Cathy N. Davidson, “Now You...

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A new book from BC professors sheds light on the new generation of university...

I found this article about a book, “Campus Confidential: 100 Startling Things You Don’t Know about Canadian Universities” by Dr. Ken Coates, Dean of the Faculty of Arts at University of Waterloo,...

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Are we creating a selfish learner?

Learner-centered education is a fantastic idea.  I personally see its benefits and celebrate the fact that slowly our education system is moving away from the boring production line type of education....

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Looking for funding for your next education project? Talk to the crowd!

Crowdfunding: What it is and how it can help educators? What is Crowdfunding? According to crowdsourcing.org, crowdfunding is “an approach to raising capital for new projects and businesses by...

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“Doing the same thing and expecting different results is a sign of insanity”...

The big talk of the day is change the way we teach, change the way we communicate with our students, change school policies, change standards, change funding, etc.  It’s all about change these days....

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Studying and teaching for the test: Students’ and Teachers’ worst nightmare

Traditional or the way I like to call them “military” types of assessment have no place in an education system of the 21st century.  Are we still studying for the test?  That’s because our teachers are...

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Cheater-teachers caught in the action: punishment and lessons learned

How should school districts deal with teachers who participate in cheating schemes?  Is it a matter of personal moral problems or the system should be blamed? I have been following the story on...

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Google SketchUp in the Classroom

I found this really interesting video from the Google SketchUp site on how it’s used in the classroom.  Teachers use the tool in their lesson plans to enhance their teaching and engage their students....

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“The Memory Project”: Bi-lingual project recording Canada’s participation in...

“The Memory Project” is a great project providing a virtual memorial for Canadian veterans who fought in WWII and the Korean war.  The site is full of witness stories, photos, and classroom materials....

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Tech startups educators will love

Tech startup companies are known to be the sources of innovation.  As much as educators dread the “tech” word, they will like the concept behind the following startups which followed trends and needs...

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Learning at School vs. Learning at Work: Are We Prepared?

It is clear that no matter how much we try to prepare students to be successful on the workplace, we cannot completely cover everything that they will experience once they start a job.  Simple reason…...

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Where to start when choosing technology

When incorporating technology into your teaching, start by planning your content, audience, and learning goals, and then move to choose the technology you are going to use.  Adjust the technology to...

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Put the action back in interAction

There are many participants in an education process.  There are students, instructors, content, different types of media and technology.  These participants are in constant contact and they have their...

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