EduGeek Journal

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 [...]

“Recent studies suggest that laptops in class detract from lecture-based learning” Lecture-based learning?  Isn’t that an oxymoron?  How much can you really learn by sitting and soaking?  :) Okay, so I’m showing my constructivism bias here.  The article I am reading, Can I have your half-attention, please?, actually is an interesting read about how instructors [...]

The Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology published an excellent article at the end of last year titled “An absolutely riveting online course: Nine principles for excellence in web-based teaching.”  My short time as an instructional designer has taught me that all of these principles are true.  Also of interest is how this article includes [...]

M.I.T. has been debating whether they should ditch the traditional lecture format of introductory physics and go with something better for a while.  Seems like the debate is over: “The physics department has replaced the traditional large introductory lecture with smaller classes that emphasize hands-on, interactive, collaborative learning.”  The result?  Attendance is up and the [...]

I wanted to take a moment to highlight a recent post by a colleague of mine, Dr. Chris Conway. Chris is a true EduPunk at heart that does a large amount of out-of-the-box thinking. He did a presentation recently at the Focus on Technology conference here at UTA. His session was called Asking the Wrong [...]

One of the things you might have noticed about EGJ is that we don’t cover video conferencing very much. The truth is – there really isn’t that much to cover. Most video conferencing news is about better quality video or better connections. Which is pretty cool – but there is just not much more to [...]

One of the reasons I feel that the EdTech community needs a new vision for the Learning Management System is because I’m not totally comfortable with the two dominant visions that I see out there. Much like in politics, so many seem to fall in to one of two extremes. One extreme is that the [...]

We all see many trends, new web sites, and Buzzwords floating around the EduGeek-o-sphere. Most of them I just let pass because I don’t think they are going anywhere (of course, I might comment on something hoping to build buzz for something that I still don’t think will go anywhere but is still so cool [...]

“If there’s a new way, I’ll be the first in line. But it better work this time.” – Dave Mustaine: Peace Sells, But Who’s Buying? Many educators are calling for a new type of education. One that is more fluid, open, self-guided. The argument is that humans are social creatures that naturally want to learn. [...]

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