A quick post to say that the Learning & the Brain conference (Web-Connected Minds) last weekend in Arlington VA was terrific. A whole lot to think about. And in order for me to process all the information, I’m going to start working through my notes and get some stuff out here over the next week. [...]
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Learning & the Brain – Brain Dump
Posted in books, education, tagged #LB32, books, education, Google Docs, Learning & the Brain, summer reading, Twitter on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Assorted Links 2-7-12
Posted in books, education, music, science, tagged brain, Brain Pickings, neurology, open culture, Sapolsky, Shearwater, Teach Paperless, Twitter on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
All interesting for different reasons. Another article on the teenage brain, “What’s Wrong With the Teenage Mind” by Alison Gopnik, WSJ 1-28-12: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203806504577181351486558984.html NPR’s First Listen of Shearwater’s new album “Animal Joy,” which comes out next week. Thanks, Paul for the link: http://www.npr.org/2012/02/05/146083321/first-listen-shearwater-animal-joy?ft=1&f=1039 Free Stamford course on human behavioral biology by Richard Sapolsky. A fascinating course, [...]
Thoughts on #scichat 7/12/11
Posted in books, education, science, WebTools, tagged #scichat, Edward Tufte, Pecha Kucha, PLN, prezi, Twitter on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I need to write these things down before I forget them. I actually typed them first into a catchall Google Doc I’ve started called “Before I Forget.” (That document has notes on everything from books I’d like to read and music I’d like to check out, to what we’re having for dinner on Thursday night [...]
Expanding your PLN
Posted in education, science, WebTools, tagged Classroom 2.0, collaboration, education, NABT, networking, PLN, The Synapse, Twitter, Web Tools on June 24, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Cross-posted at HowToUse65. So, with the interest of collaborating and sharing ideas with other educators, many teachers have begun to “build” their own Personal Learning Network (PLN). “Grow” a PLN might be a better way to put it, since a PLN expands organically (in some ways), and it requires tending, occasional pruning, and general upkeep [...]
Teaching and Technology
Posted in Education / Science, tagged education, technology, Twitter on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been reading a lot about the use of technology in education, about the connectivity of (and between) teachers and students. Ewan McIntosh and Alan November are responsible in part, but a whole network of educators online have been steering my reading material in recent months. The Teach Paperless blog has been especially interesting and thought provoking. So I’ve been reflecting about how teaching is done in general, and thinking about my teaching in particular. I think this is healthy and important to do. With a few years of experience, I think I’ve gotten better at reaching individual students and diversifying my approach to material; I’m certainly more comfortable leading and coaching than I was when just starting out. I am a better teacher. But I still teach in basically the same ways: provide a framework for the content, make it interesting, set up projects and assignments that allow students to engage with the material, have them learn from primary resources and from their partners, get them to think.
