Great Online Educational Resource: MERLOT

MERLOT is a resource in the form of a database of educational multimedia materials for learning and online teaching in many disciplines (including sciences, teacher prep, humanities, etc.). However, MERLOT is more than that – it is a content building… Read moreGreat Online Educational Resource: MERLOT

The Problem with Education Today is Not What We Know but Rather Too Much of What We Know isn’t So

I just read an excellent paper about the validity of what we know about the Learning Styles Hypothesis and I strongly recommend it to others (Pashler, H., McDaniel, M., Rohrer, D., & Bjork, R. (2009). Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence…. Read moreThe Problem with Education Today is Not What We Know but Rather Too Much of What We Know isn’t So

Reflections of a Novice Online Instructor on the First Two Days of Online Learning Experience

I am thinking why online courses are more often referred to as  “Online Learning” and not “Online Teaching”. May be because in those courses both the teacher and the students are undergoing a truly online learning experience as they are… Read moreReflections of a Novice Online Instructor on the First Two Days of Online Learning Experience