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Hedging on science
Otto in “The War on Science” complains that politicians and journalists hedge when addressing issues on which scientists are nearly unanimous. For example, if 95% of scientists support the position that man (woman) has influenced climate than proposing that scientists … Continue reading
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Marketing
One of the challenges of self-publishing a higher ed textbook is not having the company reps visiting and going from office to office promoting your book. Our textbook appears to be mainly purchased by individuals who are likely educational professionals … Continue reading
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Free? Relationship to ads and data collection
This eSchool News piece (Student data mining is a problem) got me thinking about the issues of ads and data collection as they relate to our use of online tools and information resources. Parents and educators have been primed to … Continue reading
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Evidence – still searching
In an earlier post, I proposed a type of debate considering whether Coding or Argumentation would be the best addition to the K-12 curriculum. Using some of the core ideas of argumentation, I proposed that I would take on this … Continue reading
Newsela Paired Texts
One of the weaknesses in implementing many popular instructional tactics (e.g., problem-based learning, project-based learning, argumentation activities, WebQuests) is getting from an understanding of the tactic to a specific activity for classroom implementation that is relevant to a curriculum need. … Continue reading
The shortening of the long tail
Consideration of whether or not technology hardware will serve educational ends as a production device as well as a consumption device has often been a flash point. Most recently, this topic has again focused on the iPad with some early tablet … Continue reading
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