Monthly Archives: May 2005

Journal Article: Design and Analysis of Reflection-Supporting Tools in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

The March edition of the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning has an interesting article about the importance of support for collaborative reflection in online environments: Design and Analysis of Reflection-Supporting Tools in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. by Seung-hee … Continue reading

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Comments Follow-up & Rubrics too…

One quick follow-up to my comments post yesterday. The way I am looking at comments assumes that there are at least two types of people, comments from the trusted community (with accounts on the system) and comments from outside. There … Continue reading

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Metaphor for Re-Use: Betty Comic

My odd, quirky (weird – whatever you want to call it) sense of humour creeps its way into my professional life at times, and one of the things I like doing is finding comics that can serve as metaphors for … Continue reading

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NSF/AAAS Publication: Invention and Impact

From Science Alerts comes a link to what looks like an excellent publication from AAAS: Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education This is both a print and Online-Accessible publication – details are … Continue reading

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Owning Comments..

We (Kele, Alison, Michelle C. and I) had an interesting discussion the other day that was focused on how we evaluate e-portfolio systems that wandered (of course) into all kinds of things… One of the thoughts I wanted to capture … Continue reading

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