by Cameron Nichol | Mar 26, 2014 | Passing exams in the digital age, Study Help
Netorama isn’t the first place I go for medical info but this article reporting on paper from the Journal of Neuroscience was interesting. “We all know that being overweight is bad for your health, but results from a new study show that it can also be bad...
by Cameron Nichol | Mar 24, 2014 | Ed Tech use
While this only deals with a presentation, it is also an object lesson on what not to do when developing online course material. Basically, it’ s two people standing on stage conducting a scripted debate with a predetermined outcome. Listening to it reminded me...
by Cameron Nichol | Mar 22, 2014 | This made me laugh
A quick call out to all students – one day this will be you, and the cooler you are now the worse it will be later (but don’t let that stop you). (Of course the 80’s were the exception. Big hair and Mullets could never go out of...
by Cameron Nichol | Mar 20, 2014 | Teaching and Learning
Edutopia is great site full of evidence based resources to help teachers. It’s mainly K12 but well worth a look for anyone involved in teaching. They occasionally do focused resources roundups – here is their Brain Based Learning roundup Edutopia’s...
by Cameron Nichol | Mar 18, 2014 | Ed Tech use, Passing exams in the digital age, Study Help
University is not school. We expect students to change in the blink of an eye and become adults. They are not. We know they’re not 15 Ways of the Successful Self-Directed Learner http://www.missiontolearn.com/2013/10/self-directed-learning-success/...
