From my Synthesis blog Page: “The mashup of theory and practice is evident throughout this course. Creating a multimedia story with an educational tie in, creating a quiz and two modules using Moodle, using and discussing reasongs for and against using a wiki, discussing reasons for and against using a blog, and being constantly influenced … Continue reading
Wiki wiki where are you?
Michael Wesch continues to challenge educators and parents in his observations of students and educational institutes. One of his videos from 2007, A Vision of Students Today, raises questions about how higher educational institutes are (or are not) adapting to the changes in society and the increasingly connected information age students. Another one of his … Continue reading
The Boris Scenario
Boris is a Chemistry teacher who finds a gap in some students’ performance in laboratory exercises and their exams, in particular around Periodic Table knowledge. Boris’ problem is not unique. In my experience there are many students with disconnections between what they can do in an activity or a lab and what they are able … Continue reading
Musings on Proposal
I posted my proposal the other day, thinking it could be better, but knowing time and space conspired against me to make it better. I started with too big a task, the creation of my own rubric, which quickly made me realize why we were asked to create rubrics in groups. Taking on too much … Continue reading
Flight Path
Flight Path