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Games in Education Resources
A lot of people know that in a previous career I was a video game designer. That means that I get asked all the time about educational games. So here’s a wiki I’ve just created with some of the resources … Continue reading
Studies Find ‘Easy’ Material May Not Be Easy to Learn
Emerging research suggests that, contrary to what students may think, material that’s easy to understand is not always easy to learn—and working harder can help them hold on to what they’ve learned. This Education Week article summarizes several research studies … Continue reading
Khan Academy and the mythical math cure
I’d like to share my thoughts about Khan Academy and what I see as a few epic math myths that are especially important in the discussion of the Khan Academy. In America, these myths are so pervasive that even people who were damaged by the way they were taught themselves accept them and insist that their children be taught using exactly the same methods.
I think these myths explain both the widespread acceptance of Khan Academy as a “revolution” and also why in reality it’s not going to change anything. Continue reading
Posted in constructivism, education reform
Tagged constructivism, constructivist, education, Khan, learning, math, teaching, TED, Wolfram
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Research on Child Trends
This may be old news for some of you, but I just came across a website - Child Trends that seems like it would be a really useful resource for planning new school programs or for writing grants. It covers research on … Continue reading
The bad dress rehearsal
There’s a belief among theater folks that if you have a bad dress rehearsal, it means you will have a good performance opening night. I’m hoping that proves to be true in regards to conference presentations too! Next week I’m … Continue reading
Finding good learning games
Often teachers ask me what kinds of games help kids learn. I know they want a list of “good” games, so they can avoid the “bad” ones. But the problem is that to answer the question, “what’s a good game … Continue reading
Teacher working conditions are student learning conditions
“Teacher working conditions are student learning conditions” - a quick Google search didn’t turn up the source for this quote, but I’ve heard it for years. It’s one of those simple yet profound statements that sums up interconnectedness, yet vast … Continue reading
Words Gone Wild 2.0
Web 2.0′s value as a marketing term now far exceeds its value as a technical term. Anything Web 2.0 must be more techie, more interactive, and have more onlinier goodness than before, and therefore, just be better. “Web 2.0″ is … Continue reading
Sugata Mitra’s new TED talk - creating environments for emergent learning
Be sure to watch this new TED talk by Sugata Mitra, who has done pioneering research with computers, learning and children, especially about learning in parts of the world where, as he says, “good teachers don’t want to go.” He … Continue reading
Posted in education reform, global, research
Tagged behavior, emergent, environment, hole in the wall, learning, sugata mitra, TED
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The feeling of twitter as a metaphor for education
What can we learn from Twitter to allow a more natural, unstructured mix of learning and socializing that might actually feel soothing to some students? Continue reading