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You call that a history of Open Educational Resources?!?
An infographic on the history of open educational resources (OER) recently published by Course Hero has been making rounds on the intertubes. It’s an interesting overview of some key developments and milestones regarding OER but misses many major points. Want … Continue reading
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Middle school teacher turns classroom into a RPG
Richard Incorvia is a teacher at the Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment’s middle school who likes video games. He decided to turn his class into a role-playing-game. I’ll leave it up to him to explain as he does … Continue reading
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How have schools and classrooms been portrayed in science fiction?
I’ve written a new article here where I discuss some things closely related to this article’s topic, especially about how science fiction might be used in school development & research. I’ve written before about how science fiction shapes our visions … Continue reading
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Quote of the day – On creating…
One more quote for my still non-existent quote-of-the-day series: To create anything — whether a short story or a magazine profile or a film or a sitcom — is to believe, if only momentarily, you are capable of magic. Tom … Continue reading
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Education on Air: Google hosts free educational technology conference on Google+
Is this finally a reason for educators to join Google+ (or get active – I joined long ago but don’t use it)? Click here to read more about Googles Education on Air conference on Google+.
“We, the web kids…”
Today’s youth have some very interesting things to say. Who’s listening? Piotr Czerski says: We, the Web kids; we, who have grown up with the Internet and on the Internet, are a generation who meet the criteria for the term … Continue reading
