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What works and what does not – simple summaries can be deceptive
I came across a Time piece on best and worst study strategies (based on a summary developed by several educational psychologists). The one caution I would offer in considering this list is to carefully consider the role the strategy plays … Continue reading
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SafeShare.TV
I use a few YouTube videos during my lectures. Even though I present to college students, displaying the generic YouTube page on the big screen (actually two big screens) makes me nervous. I know the video I want to show, … Continue reading
Video games and violence
Ed technology advocates interested in games end up dealing with the violence in commercial video games. Some (Gee) encourage an exploration of the popularity of such games in order to discover what mights such challenging experiences attractive. The rest of … Continue reading
Search Skills
Google wants to improve search skills and offers lesson plans, challenges, and instructional videos at this dedicated site.
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Educated but mediocre
Great piece from the Atlantic explaining the widening income and education gap. Across the country, a Stanford University study found last year, the achievement gap between rich and poor students on standardized tests is 30 to 40 percent wider than it was … Continue reading
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Cost of public higher education
This piece from the Wall Street Journal using Univ of Colorado as an examples summarizes issues in the rising cost of public higher education.
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