by Cameron Nichol | Sep 11, 2013 | Ed Tech use
This research is interesting and certainly points to a potential issue for MOOCs. Social Influence Bias: A Randomized Experiment “Prior ratings created significant bias in individual rating behavior, and positive and negative social influences created asymmetric...
by Cameron Nichol | Sep 11, 2013 | Ed Tech use
I’ve always found the edX (open source) model a bit more compelling than the Cousdacity model, and now they are hooking up with Google. I’m not sure what this means, but given Google’s track record of capturing markets it going to interesting to...
by Cameron Nichol | Sep 9, 2013 | Presenting a message
Actually this is good advice for life as we choose careers and generally deal with life. Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend The secret for coping with stress (according to the latest academic research) is reaching out to other people who care about you...
by Cameron Nichol | Sep 3, 2013 | Ed Tech use
Finding free images can be time consuming. Various museums in Australia have had open collections for quite a while and now the Getty joins the party. “The Getty adopted the Open Content Program because we recognized the need to share images of works of art in...
by Cameron Nichol | Sep 2, 2013 | Ed Tech use
How being ‘connected’ can unconnect us. I think we need to find a new balance because we appear to be a bit too enamored by our new toys. A couple of things I would definitely be in favour of is cell phone blocking in schools, and selected bars and...
