CollegeDegree.com posted a list of resources, link,s tips and tutorials for those who want to teach or provide learning experiences in Second Life. This list compiled by Heather Johnson is definitely worthwhile.
Archive for August, 2008
Amazom Kindle, a Student Version
Update: According to Stephen Downes (comment below), the rumors about the Amazon Kindle student version might be that, just rumors… As seen on TechCrunch, Amazon is considering the release of their eBook reader, Kindle, in a version made speciffically having college students in mind. The student version of the Kindle will probably include a [...]
Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwich Mindset
Many educators in the United States have heard of or “gone through” the incredibly creative Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Activity (capitalized due to the degree of importance of the activity) — alternative link here. This “enigmatic” activity’s goal is to illustrate the fact that, as Instructional Designers, we can’t assume the learner knows something [...]
A NetGener Workforce – Understanding How They Learn and What They Expect
I recently had the joy of participating of the Learning Innovation Network conference initiated by the Human Capital Institute which had its first gathering hosted by Sun Microsystems in Santa Clara, CA. A few week ago, Jeanne Meister invited me to speak again, this time during a Webcast the HCI was promoting. It was, again, [...]
Instructional Designer
There is the basic difference between a language teacher and an instructional designer: being an instructional designer, one doesn’t always teach that which one knows…
Apple and the iPhone – When the Customer doesn’t Matter…
“…because we’re too good for you…” That is the vibe I get from Apple with this whole iPhone 3G shortage fiasco, or circus… Everyone that reads my blog posts here knows that I have been quite disappointed with the customer care at Apple and their attitude towards the shortage and their customers. Well, today I [...]
