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In a previous life, I was a historian on track to earn a doctoral degree from a prestigious university. I taught large sections of freshmen western civilization history. I loved the Socratic method as a teaching method and yet I never stopped to think about how I was teaching was just as important as what I was teaching.

In my readings for this session, I have confirmed what I have suspected for awhile. History professors and educators in general, need to make a fundamental shift in…

(Well he has caught me because I'm recovering from a cold after a school visit.  I should keep away from such places).

ACHOO WILL CATCH YOU - Josie Whitehead

Everyone’s met Achoo, known as the common cold.

He’s an evil little cold germ who’ll not do as he’s…

I found this week's Capstone 2 readings on reflections very interesting. I am always telling my students that the most powerful thing I can teach them is HOW to think instead of what to think. While students undergo formative and summative assessments on a weekly (and sometimes daily) basis, how often are students given the opportunity to simply reflect on the learning process? Not often in my experience. 

In my readings this week, I have learned that there are four modes of thinking…

Vicki Davis will present, “Successful Online Presentation Skills for Students” in the Blackboard Collaborate Distinguished Lecture Series this coming Tuesday September 20, 2011 at 19:00:00GMT [ check here for the time where you are ].…

Denver Public Schools is currently rolling out Safari Montage as our video streaming solution.  We would love to share ideas and concerns with other using this or a similar product.

Information Investigator 3.1

A limited time preview of the 21st Century Information Fluency Project's online self-paced training and assessment course is now available to all educators.

We use a game based scenario that puts the student…

• School Librarians and the Common Core Standards: Resources
  This is a livebiners presentaion from Carolyn Jo Starkey that presents detailed resources on how the Common Core Standards relate to school library media studies.…

• Learn It In 5 - Home
  Video site dedicated to short instructional tutorials for the technology classroom.  
  • At Learn it in 5, you'll learn what is Web 2.0, and strategies for using Web 2.0 technology in the digital classroom - all…