EduGeek Journal

I have talked to many people that have taken a class online entirely through FaceBook. I can honestly say that none of them liked it.  They found it really hard to go back and read things they missed, or to keep track of what was said in the class group. FaceBook groups and pages are [...]

For the few that haven’t heard yet – Blackboard and Desire2Learn have both reached an agreement to stop all legal activities against each other. And that is about all we know about it, because both sides are not revealing any reason or motive for this move. Many are happy to hear this and are proclaiming [...]

Digital Natives are better at multitasking than older generations? Please.  My generation (Gen X) practically perfected multi-tasking.  Let’s take a look back to the 80s for a second: Our multitasking was in the form of listening to a Walkman while sitting in front of the TV and doing homework – none of which were made for multitasking. So you [...]

Earlier this year, Harriet and I went to a few conference presenting on “Will Web 3.0 Change the Way We Educate?“  It was a fun presentation that involved play dough, audience participation, and our New Vision for the Learning Management System. As we were getting ready to present another round of conferences in 2010, we [...]