by Cameron Nichol | Oct 28, 2013 | Teaching and Learning
The idea of learning styles has been fairly comprehensively debunked. It’s origins come from the idea of multiple intelligences. Here is a bit from Howard Gardner (who started the whole MI ball rolling) about Multiple Intelligences an why they are not ...
by Cameron Nichol | Oct 25, 2013 | Ed Tech use
This report came via 3 of my feeds. I’m not sure why. It would be sad if this were news to academics. “Awareness of the various digital distractions pervasive throughout higher education hasn’t stopped college students from turning to their myriad...
by Cameron Nichol | Oct 18, 2013 | Ed Tech use
I’d recommend all new teachers have a look at this site and the guide book (go on, it can’t hurt). “Edukata is a tool kit for educators. It helps them to implement collaborative design process to create innovative classroom practices. It is based on...
by Cameron Nichol | Oct 17, 2013 | Copyright
This is an interesting article dealing with a range of copyright and ownership issues. The recent drive towards commercial MOOCs, the re-examination of Open Educational Resources (OER) and the progressive leaking of class based resources into the online environment...