Apple – iBooks Author
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse iBooks Author, free from the Mac App store, allows you to create beautiful Multi-Touch textbooks — and just about any other kind of book — for iPad. See on www.apple.com
MOOCs Change Playing Field in Higher Education
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse The rapid spread of massive open online courses, or MOOCs, is transforming higher education in the U.S. and worldwide. See on www.indiawest.com
Connectivism – a new learning theory | MA New Literacies Institute
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Looking for a Place
This post is coming from that feeling one sometimes gets when one knows that something just has to happen. It’s all kind of names – guiding voice, spirit, … – something I’ve been listening more go lately because, really, following my head hasn’t really been working all that well. It is a bit rambling –…
Taking A Chance
Like many people, I checked in on Nik Wallenda in his walk across the Grand Canyon. Twitter was full of tweets as he made his crossing. I watched a few minutes. As I watched, I wondered how many people have had to do their own walk across a canyon with no net or supports? My…
Coursera Brings Online Instruction To Teachers, Taking Its First Steps Into The K-12 Market | TechCrunch
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse While some institutions of higher learning have grown skeptical of the MOOC phenomenon spreading through its ranks (and the startups responsible), you have to give Coursera credit for keeping its foot on the gas. See on techcrunch.com
What’s your message?
What’s the message? Crossposted at EdAdministrators2.0 The past two and a half years have been difficult as a school leader. We have moved two schools – a K-6 and a 7-12 – into a new building. As we started this process we did a number of team building activities and had staff meetings together. The…
Learning to lead
Today I get to watch my daughter play hockey. She’s a goalie. Anyone who hasn’t played that position doesn’t really understand the position. It’s lonely at times, with a great deal of pressure. As I watched her today, it’s amazing how much she has improved from the beginning of the season. Heck, how much she…
Science classroom becomes ‘crime scene’ at Career Center in Billings | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse BILLINGS – Prime time television shows like CSI: Miami capture the attention of viewers every single season, but believe it or not these shows are also shaping how and what our kids are learning in the classroom. See on www.ktvq.com
The 25 Secrets To Design Every Teacher Should Know | Edudemic
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