Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfing
How to Stay Motivated in Online Education by Christina Battons gives great advice for anyone who is trying to get a degree online and anyone who just wants to be more productive. If you are looking for a good writer, give her a chance.
How to Stay Motivated in Online Education by Christina Battons
April 4th, 2017Never Send a Human to Do a Machine’s Job: Correcting the Top 5 EdTech Mistakes by Yong Zhao, Gaoming Zhang, Jing Lei, and Wei Qiu
April 1st, 2017
Never Send a Human to Do a Machine’s Joe: Correcting the Top 5 EdTech Mistakes by Yong Zhao, Gaoming Zhang, Jing Lei, and Wei Qiu explores the fact that technology hasn’t transformed education as much as it has transformed other sectors. Here the authors point out the reasons and suggest a new approach.
Read entire post...What works may hurt: Side effects in education by Yong Zhao
March 3rd, 2017What works may hurt: Side effects in education by Yong Zhao tells about an important lesson that education needs to borrow from medicine. That is the study of side effects. Educational research tends to focus only on proving the effectiveness of practices and policies in pursuit of what works. It has generally ignored the potential harms. This article presents evidence that shows side effects are inseparable from effects.
Read entire post...Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson
February 27th, 2017
Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson explores how our search for novel experiences and fun has driven many commercial and scientific aftershocks. The process of feeding our senses with pleasure lead to opening up world trade and it had the downside of feeding the slave trade and exploitation. The next time you think slacking off is a waste of time, you just might be in the process of innovation.
Read entire post...Teach for Success / Differentiation Tips / Free PDF Converter
February 16th, 2017
Finally, some schools are teaching what kids need to be successful. Is yours? Then it’s differentiated instruction strategies and a free pdf converter. On to crafting engaging content, learning about jet engines, how to make your city more walkable, a self-mockery quote, and Trump on bracketology.
