Jim Gee: “Jim Gee has been blogging recently about teaching. These posts in addition to his commentary on STEM and “The Ten Commandments for Educators” are worth a read.”
Month: October 2013
Social Media for Teaching and Learning – Social Media Survey 2013
Social Media for Teaching and Learning – Social Media Survey 2013: Babson Survey Research Group and Pearson conducted a survey of nearly 8,000 faculty members in higher education to find out more about how faculty are using social media. Results include:
- The level of personal use of social media among faculty (70.3 percent) mirrors that of the general population
- 55 percent of faculty use social media in a professional context (any aspect of their profession outside of teaching), up from 44.7 percent last year
- Only 41 percent of faculty use social media in the classroom, but this use continues to experience steady year-to-year growth
- Faculty are sophisticated consumers of social media. They match different sites to their varying personal, professional, and teaching needs
- Concerns remain about privacy, maintaining the class as a private space for free and open discussion, and the integrity of student submissions
- Most faculty agree that “the interactive nature of online and mobile technologies create better learning environments” and that digital communication has increased communication with students
- Faculty believe that online and mobile technologies can be distracting, and that they have resulted in longer working hours and more stress
What Sports Can Teach About the ‘Cautionary Side’ of Big Data – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Estella Pyfrom brings computer-based tutoring to low-income students in Florida (CNN Video)
Estella Pyfrom (CNN Video): “Estella Pyfrom at age 71 used her retirement savings to bring computer-based tutoring to low-income students in Florida.”
#iNACOL13 Day One: Get Blended – Getting Smart by Getting Smart Staff – BlendedLearning, edsocial, gamification
#iNACOL13 Day One: Get Blended – Getting Smart by Getting Smart Staff – BlendedLearning, edsocial, gamification: “iNACOL, the international organization for for K12 online education opened it’s 13th annual conference yesterday. “
Should Coding be the “New Foreign Language” Requirement? | Edutopia
‘Big Data’ Is Bunk, Obama Campaign’s Tech Guru Tells University Leaders – The Chronicle of Higher Education
SCRAP THE iPADS, KEEP THE PIANOS: If you want a device that can inspire, critique, counsel and put on a show, get a teacher. (LA TIMEs oped)
SCRAP THE iPADS, KEEP THE PIANOS: If you want a device that can inspire, critique, counsel and put on a show, get a teacher.: “An LA teacher responds to superintendents proposal to buy $1 billion in iPADs.”
A Peek Into the Future: What College Will Be Like in 10 Years – WSJ.com | Diigo
A Peek Into the Future: What College Will Be Like in 10 Years – WSJ.com | Diigo: “…the learning experience students receive will probably be fundamentally different from the one they get today”
the learning experience students receive will probably be fundamentally different from the one they get today
7 things you should know about Makerspaces – Educause
7 things you should know about Makerspaces – Educause – PDF