Monthly Archive: August 2008
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.
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,...
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...
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...
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…
Very interesting post on TechCrunch based on Comscore data that show the growth rate of Facebook and other social networks. Facebook being the winner in this race. What about Learning? If we want to reach...
I keep on repeating this: what better way to get people engaged in something (being it learning or not) than just reaching them where they are and trying to “speak their language”? That’s what...
“…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...