by Cameron Nichol | Sep 30, 2013 | Ed Tech use
The article is about Online communities and technology but could also apply to teaching and learning. The Science Behind Using Online Communities To Change Behavior “…there’s a science behind how to change behavior, and the answer to engagement and...
by Cameron Nichol | Sep 24, 2013 | Ed Tech use
I try to limit this blog to sensible helpful MOOC articles that add to the debate (rather than those from the cheer squad). This is worth a read. Here’s a snippet. “…MOOCs are more likely to become a part of traditional educational approaches, just...
by Cameron Nichol | Sep 21, 2013 | Ed Tech use
This my Third favourite event of year (after the AFL Grand Final and Eurovision) The Psychology winner: for confirming, by experiment, that people who think they are drunk also think they are attractive. Physics: for discovering that some people would be physically...
by Cameron Nichol | Sep 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
From my experience this is what you get with MOOCs as currently presented A bundle of freely available automated online courseware Usually with a time release Maybe with a discussion, it may be minimally moderated, but not effectively moderated. Maybe it has peer...
by Cameron Nichol | Sep 12, 2013 | Ed Tech use
Who doesn’t like an app list, and a there’s a lot of data around showing an ongoing uptake of tablets by students. I know from experience that everyone has their own particular favourites, but this isn’t a bad list....
