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The tipping point, design affordances and learning with wikis: While working on the wiki for ETEC 510 I reflected on the effectiveness of such a design for my own classroom. The one major hurtle that kept red-flagging itself in this effectiveness debate was the time it would take for me to scaffold students to a […]

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Novelty and the Novelty Effect By definition, novelty is the “newness” of something and when referring to technology it is usually an upgrade (blackberry to blackberry torch) as opposed to a brand new invention. Although, those do exist – The novelty effect is the initial glamour and enhancement that is offered by an entity. We […]

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