I think most people that read this site will be familiar with self-publication sites like LuLu.com. These are great for instructors that want to produce their own book and ditch the high-priced text books. But in the age of connectivism, content from instructors is shrinking as more teachers get on board with letting their students [...]
Many people have had great success integrating various Web2.0 tools and sites into their online classes. Still others try very hard but come away frustrated with the results. Is Web2.0 just a random concept that gives some instructors success while confusing others with no discern-able pattern? Or is there a reason why some well-planned activities [...]
17 Mar, 2009
Mobile Phones and the Death of the Personal Computer?Posted by: Matt Crosslin In: Mobile Devices
Everyone probably thought it when they first saw an iPhone: “will this eventually end the need for a desktop personal computer?” From recent stories in the New York times and other places, it seems like PC makers are not just wondering about that – they are sure it will happen.
The main reasoning is that mobile [...]
04 Mar, 2009
Microlectures: A Constructivist’s Dream Come TruePosted by: Matt Crosslin In: Pedagogy
Here’s another emerging trend for you: Microlectures. The Chronicle of Higher Education has an interesting article on microlectures called “These Lectures Are Gone in 60 Seconds.” Basically, one would create a microlecture in this fashion:
Take a 60-minute lecture. Cut the excess verbiage, do away with most of the details, and pare it down to key [...]
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