by Berlin Fang | Oct 7, 2014 | Mobile Learning
This may not be the best time to argue for educational testing given its bad press, given the many arguments against testing. For instance, testing could reduce education to the dog wagged by its tail. Test-driven educators may focus narrowly on preparing students to...
by Berlin Fang | Jul 16, 2014 | Science of Learning
I recently gave a talk titled “When Big Data Meets Big Education”, together with Mr. Tu Zipei, California-based author of several best-selling books on Big Data. The following is part of what I shared: In an interview (June 20, 2014) by Bloomberg TV,...
by Shaylee Southerland | May 12, 2014 | Archived, Learning Space Design
What are you doing? We have partially or completely flipped classes that we teach so that students receive course content before they come to class through readings, videos, podcasts, powerpoints, etc. Class time can then be spent answering questions, working...
by Shaylee Southerland | Feb 12, 2014 | Instructional Design, Instructional Technologies
You may sometimes need to share certain things on your screen with students or colleagues. Taking a screenshot has never been easier. You can even edit it in a variety of ways. Here are a few methods: For instance, iDevice: If you use an iPad/iPhone and you would like...
by Shaylee Southerland | Nov 14, 2013 | Instructional Design, Instructional Technologies
Written feedback has been a staple in the grading process in higher education. Although, sometimes written feedback (like any communication medium that is overused) can become white noise to students who often admit they don’t read it. Audio feedback is an option that...
by Shaylee Southerland | Nov 11, 2013 | Instructional Design, Instructional Technologies
Evernote is a versatile tool for taking notes in a variety of format, including text, audio and picture, which you can easily tag for retrieval and share with people you designate or the general public. You can also use Evernote to do some quick editing with photos in...
