The Power of Collaboration
Image by entreprenheure.org When you were in school, how did you feel about group projects? Were you excited that you wouldn’t have to do all or any of the work? Did you cringe, because you knew you...
View ArticleC2–Final Project
When I was trying to decide on a focus for my final project, I looked at some of the suggested ideas in the course description. One was to revise or update the Acceptable Use Policy. I admit I had...
View ArticleFlipped Continuing Saga…
One of the continuing issues I have in doing a flipped classroom is technology. I use a variety of software to record video lectures, and I have had problems with all of them at some point. The biggest...
View ArticleFlipped Foray into Digital Storytelling
ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org The next step in our focus on visual media is digital storytelling. Since we are always encouraged to produce something that is applicable to our classroom, I decided to use...
View ArticleTechnology Integration Kool-Aid
Image by HomiesInHeaven I have already drunk the “technology integration Kool-Aid”…and I like it! I don’t think I would have enrolled in COETAIL, started a blog, spent hours figuring out how to use...
View ArticleChanging the Culture of Schools
Image from plus.google.com The flipped classroom instructional model, that I have implemented in such an all-or-nothing fashion, appears to be just the tip of the blended learning iceberg. As soon as I...
View ArticleHow Am I Doing?
Age is just… In reading Dean Groom’s blog post, 23 Things about Classroom laptops, I stumbled upon my new favorite quote, “…and age is no indication of belief and attitude.” I am quickly, like the...
View ArticleGamification Is Serious Learning!
Success! James Paul Gee explains that when humans understand, they are able to run in their head a simulation of images, actions, and experiences. “When humans want an action to succeed, they think...
View ArticleThe Future’s So Bright…
I Gotta Wear ShadesImage by Daryl Cook The future of education is bright! I am so excited about the possibilities and opportunities in education. All of it makes me wish I was still a kid and could...
View ArticleFlipped Student Feedback…It’s Hard Out Here for a Teacher
Image from freeyork.org Well, I asked for it. But I should have put on a bullet proof vest before reading all of the feedback, anonymous feedback, from my MS students about flipped classroom. Their...
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