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
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
This is a very interesting link to the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/resource/a-class-without-walls . The paper describes the use of mobile technologies in British Schools. You will also find related links on the site. Although it is not a research paper, it is… Read moreA Class Without Walls: Can Technology Make a Difference
I was planning not to post over the weekend, yet something important came to mind, I would like to share with you. As I was reading papers today, I realized that there is another strategy that helps me remember what… Read moreReading the Research Literature Tip
If you are a graduate student in the field of education, you are probably assigned to read hundreds of papers a term (considering you are enrolled into multiple courses). This must be hard, especially considering that the goal of the… Read moreReading and Managing Your Research Literature
After reading many of the posts of my students in the ETEC 533 course I can attest that many of them are as overwhelmed as I am. So while setting into a new office, I thought of the lecture by… Read moreA Few Words on Time Management
