Posts Tagged ‘education’

The end of assessment as we know it

02 Feb 2012 at 08:57

enzofsilva

instructional design

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“The concept of a job is going away” (Bersin, 2012) and so should the concept of assessment. At least assessment as we know it. Or the assessment forms that we dearly esteem. The truth is, most educators teach to assess. Yes, the end goal of the learning experience is to prepare learners to succeed in [...]

iBooks Author for Mac

19 Jan 2012 at 14:41

enzofsilva

Apps, Books, eLearning 2.0, learning, mobile, News, Technology

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Apple changes the publishing business once again. Sure there are other formats and authoring tools which are supported in iBooks, but this is different: an application that fits tightly in the Apple ecosystem, and as is normally the case with Apple products, simple. Apple unveiled this new tool in their Apple Education event in NYC. Here are [...]

5 Not so Crazy Predictions for Education in 2012

22 Dec 2011 at 21:38

enzofsilva

eLearning 2.0, learning, social media, Technology, Web 2.0

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It”s not not uncommon for geeks to do some wishful thinking a line any mortal hoping their tech dreams will come true in the new year to come. Id like to make some predictions for 2012 as well. Just a few humble predictions and observations. 1. Education everywhere And by everywhere I don’t mean the [...]

Youtube EDU

12 Dec 2011 at 11:45

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eLearning 2.0, learning, social media, Web 2.0, WebApps

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There is a vast sea of information out there. In fact, it’s hard not to avoid drowning in it if you, as an educator or learner (which we all are) don’t put strategies in place to organize content by aggregating it using different bookmarking and sharing Web applications (which are a dime a dozen. Tools [...]

The Potential of Augmented Reality in Education

11 Mar 2011 at 08:59

enzofsilva

conferences, learning, Technology

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I’m moderating a panel at the SXSW Interactive conference today at 3:30 p.m. in Austin, TX. The panel is titled The Potential of Augmented Reality in Education. While I have led and participated in Learning Design and Development projects which involved games, virtual worlds, and social media, I have yet to experiment with the use of [...]

Gamifying Learning

14 Oct 2010 at 08:58

enzofsilva

Educational Games, gamification, social media

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If you google “gamify“, “gamification” or “gamifying”, you will find several entries with this relatively new trend on the Web (the term is normally related to Web design and marketing). I just wrote a short chapter on the “Learning Perspectives: 2010“, Gamifying Learning with Social Gaming Mechanics. This is a topic that intrigues me as [...]

Uses of the iPhone/iPod/iPad in the Classroom

16 Jun 2010 at 12:44

enzofsilva

Educational Games, eLearning 2.0, learning, schools, Technology, Web 2.0

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I came across a short presentation by Grace Poli from Union City High School on Slideshare.net. The presentaion focuses on practical ways for using the iPod Touch in class, but of courses the uses of all of Apple’s mobile devices are interchangeable most of the time since they have similar technical specifications. Here are some [...]

Apple’s Mobile Devices and Education

29 Apr 2010 at 08:52

enzofsilva

learning

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Apple is known for supporting educational uses of its technologies. On Apple Learning Interchange Community, for instance, teachers can find news and share lesson plans and ideas on different subjects. Of course, Apple also supports the use of their mobile devices for learning, and here is their official website dedicated to just that: showcase different ways the [...]

Social Media Threat to Education?

11 Mar 2010 at 09:19

enzofsilva

eLearning 2.0, learning, schools, social media, Technology, Web 2.0

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“CNN Sees Facebook as Major Competitor” says Mashable’s writer Jennifer Van Grove in an article today. Even though it seems reasonable at first “well, people are getting their news first on Facebook”, media giants like CNN should look deeper into social media platforms as OPPORTUNITIES to reach more people with their news. Similar to what [...]

Google For Educators

24 Jan 2010 at 19:58

enzofsilva

learning

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Google has an area dedicated to Education called Google for Educators which provides news, resources and tools for the classroom. Featuring information about events and opportunities for educators and students, tutorials and testimonials around Google applications and how they can be used in educational contexts. Teachers will also be able to find classroom materials and [...]

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