An Annotation by Holly Waterman
Collaborative and cooperative learning are labeled as “co-lts” in this chapter. They are both learning techniques that incorporate students working in groups, yet they consist of different strategies within these groups.
Cooperative learning is led primarily by the teacher with given directions and providing the students with a set goal.
Collaborative learning is [...]
Fryer, W. (2006, October 6). Wiki, blog, or moodle? Retrieved June 9, 2008 from http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2006/10/wiki_blog_or_moodle.php.
An Annotation by Jeff Ayer
Fryer, in a blog posting, asks this important question: “Which Web 2.0 tool is appropriate for which educational task?” From there, the author breaks down the advantages and disadvantages of wikis, blogs, and Moodle, particularly [...]
Fontaine, D. ( 2008, May/June). Welcome to the age of the wikitext! MultiMedia & internet @ schools. Vol. 15, Iss. 3.
An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer
Funds are difficult to acquire in districts these days, with budget cutting, economic downturn, and political strife all part of the equation. In this article, Fontaine [...]
Fernando, A. (2008). Baby steps in web 2.0 education. Communication world: 8-9.
Web 2.0 includes many forums and technologies, but in this article, Fernando looks at what colleges and universities are doing with these technologies, and the potential that the business world will catch on soon as well. In addition, he emphasizes the importance of easy [...]
As I sat down tonight, my original intent was to simply post this video in the Video of the Day section and be done with it.
But I couldn’t do that. There is so much more to say!! I am so excited about Voice Thread and its possibilities for teaching and learning! As [...]
The idea of this carnival is to share experiences of “edgy” teaching and learning. There are a lot of great things happening out there in the edusphere. More and more, we’re beginning to understand how to blend the art of teaching with the science of learning. It’s a balancing act, and this carnival is the [...]
The problem with blind spots is that you don’t know you’ve got them. I mean, it’s obvious to us today that students weren’t going to need a slate or homemade ink in order to be successful. But imagine living in that time. There was no way those people could have foreseen the changes that make us snicker at those statements today.
Might we also be clinging to faulty beliefs about what will make our students successful? But how do we identify them? What beliefs do we throw out? Which ones do we keep? What skills and content are we teaching that will be irrelevant in five years? What tools are we still using that are already outdated?
