As I came to my office today and read 30+posts by my students in my online course, checked their blogs (I still cannot figure out how to post comments on some of them), commented on their WIKI posts, went through… Read moreThe Age of Uncertainty: Reflections of a new online teacher
Motivation: Why Video Analysis? In my earlier post on using Logger Pro I mentioned one of my favourite features of this software – Video Analysis. Briefly, it allows you insert and analyze video clips and produce and analyze graphs of… Read moreVideo Analysis with Vernier
I am very fortunate to be teaching an online course on educational technology use in Science, Math, Engineering and Technology (SMET) fields. The main reason I am so intrigued by this course (in addition to the topic itself) is that… Read moreIs Educational Technology Good For You?
I just read a very interesting discussion in my ETEC 533 class: Technology in science and mathematics teaching. The discussion revolved around the analysis of an interview with a high school teacher who was discussing how he uses technology in… Read moreEducational Technology? Are we talking about the same thing?
The title of this post is taken from an almost 12-year old paper by Heather Kirkpatrick and Larry Cuban [1]. In this paper the authors asserted that the common sense wisdom that computers make kids smarter was unwarranted. Based on… Read moreComputers Make Kids Smarter – Right?
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
The ComPADRE Digital Library is a network of free online resource collections supporting faculty, students, and teachers in Physics and Astronomy Education. Each of our collections contain materials designed for a specific community. Browse below to find a collection right… Read morecomPADRE Digital Library
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
As we are discussing the implications of technology on science teaching, I would like to describe briefly my experiences with using data collection and analysis technology, such as LoggerPro in my classes (www.vernier.com). This technology can help you change how… Read moreReal Life Data Collection and Analysis for Science and Mathematics Courses
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
