Free iPad app from IBM: Minds of Modern Mathematics
As I’m gearing up for our STEM teacher professional development grant to start up this summer, I’ve begun to collect and curate a number of resources that I will be sharing with the 7th, 8th, and 9th grade teachers. One, I’d like to share with you today is called “Minds of Modern Mathematics” and was produced by IBM. From the [...]
Mobiles at Union University
Today, I am excited to visit Union University with my friend and colleague Dr. Anna Clifford. We will be exploring using mobile computing devices for teaching and learning. I have put together a PBWorks page on my professional development wiki that aggregates a number of resources and links, so definitely check it out. Here’s the QR code, too, to that [...]
#Free webinar on Education in the Age of Mobility #mlearning
AECT’s Teacher Education Division (TED) and the Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) are co-hosting a webinar on Education in the Age of Mobility. Dr. Shari Metcalf, Dr. Amy Kamarainen, and Dr. Yu-Chang Hsu will present on using mobile apps within educational settings. Wednesday, April 18th from 5:00-6:00 PM EST. REGISTER AND LOGIN AT https://cc.readytalk.com/r/rvd1qbdxwifg Here’s abstracts of the presenters: Shari Metcalf [...]
eBooks & mlearning aren’t as easy as iBooks Author. iPad-only isn’t an option for my students.
Over the next 10 days or so, my graduate course in elearning development will be working through a unit on rapid instructional design. Capitalizing on the advances in mobile learning, they will be using an ebook and Twitter. This piggybacks on a unit I conducted with one of my online graduate teacher education courses this past summer. Learning from past [...]
Congratulations to Obion County Schools as they experiment with BYOD!
I found out earlier today that Obion County Central High School began experimenting with “Bring Your Own Device” when students returned from winter break this semester. This is a great step forward in leveraging technologies with public schools. I plan on contacting the Superintendent David Huss for Obion County Schools first to congratulate him on this “big step” and second [...]
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I would like to encourage you to read through the slate of awards that the Research and Theory Division of AECT will be hosting this year. Overall, the awards receive few submissions. So, if you feel that you fit one of the categories, I would highly recommend you submit for one of the awards. This is great recognition for you [...]
From @MsMagiera, I found out that the Common Core State Standards assessment, that is the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) or PARCC assessments as they are called, will be optimized for desktops and tablet computers, including iPads. This is good news for districts and schools who have begun to invest in mobile learning initiatives with [...]
A Syllabus Tip: Embed Big Questions 45 Free Fonts For Professional Designers The 60-Second Guide To How Flashcards Actually Work
Update: WordPress did not like the Flickr.com photo gallery I had embedded the other day. So, I am trying this again within WordPress. Here are photos from the Project Showcase last Thursday evening. A description of the IDT 7095/8095 course is below, as well as abstracts of the team’s projects. Their culminating professional presentations were well executed and demonstrated [...]
Last night was a fantastic evening for my students. Their culminating professional presentations were well executed and demonstrated the excellence and quality in their work. Just as a reminder, Project Showcase for IDT 7095/8095 students is focused on team-based project management and instructional design. I’m really proud of the work they’ve accomplished this semester. http://www.flickr.com//photos/23067279@N05/sets/72157629861609611/show/ Abstracts of their projects are [...]
Futurity.org – MRI shows kids learn words in isolation Advantages of Designing a Visual Storyboard ISD 613 – Instructional & Learning Strategies
Just a quick reminder that Project Showcase for IDT 7095/8095 students is on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Room 320 of Ball Hall on the University of Memphis campus. And that’s just 1 week away!!! If you are a current IDT student, I highly recommend attending the showcase so you can see the quality of work required [...]
This showed up in my Inbox, and I wanted to share with all of you. This is a free webinar on an instructional design model/heuristic. This is being offered by the folks at Rapid Intake, who produce rapid elearning and mlearning tools for development. From Rapid Intake’s site, here is the description of the webinar: DECLARE: Instructional Design Made Easy [...]
I am super excited to let everyone know that Dr. Alistair Windsor and I have been awarded a science, technology, engineering, and math teacher professional development grant with Tipton County Schools and Lauderdale County Schools here in Tennessee. This grant titled “Mobiles, Math, INquiry & Data (mMIND)” is funded by the Tennessee Department of Education‘s higher education commission and our [...]
