maandag 30 november 2009

gereviseerde C4LPT Guide to Social Learning

Jane Hart heeft haar C4LPT Guide to Social Learning geupdate.

Toetsen 2.0

In Grading 2.0: Evaluation in the Digital Age bericht Hastac over nieuwe technologien, evaluaties en assessments.

"As the educational and cultural climate changes in response to new technologies for creating and sharing information, educators have begun to ask if the current framework for assessing student work, standardized testing, and grading is incompatible with the way these students should be learning and the skills they need to acquire to compete in the information age. Many would agree that its time to expand the current notion of assessment and create new metrics, rubrics, and methods of measurement in order to ensure that all elements of the learning process are keeping pace with the ever-evolving world in which we live. This new framework for assessment might build off of currently accepted strategies and pedagogy, but also take into account new ideas about what learners should know to be successful and confident in all of their endeavors".

Kijk ook vooral eens naar de "comments" onder het artikel.

maandag 2 november 2009

Naked teaching

Naked Teaching: Why Removing Technology from your Classroom Will Improve Student Learning in The National Teaching & Learning Forum, vol. 16, nummer 1, januari 2006, blijft een inspirerend artikel.

"simple, new technologies can greatly increase your students' engagement outside of the classroom and thus prepare them for real discussions (even in the very largest classes) by providing content and assessment before class time."

UK studenten en mobiel internet

In opdracht van Intute is er onderzoek gedaan onder Britse HO studenten naar het gebruik van mobiel Internet. Hierin wordt duidelijk dat studenten in het kader van een cursus nauwelijks gebruik maken van deze mogelijkheid. Maar, wanneer

+ their phones had larger screens;
+ it was quick and easy to load and navigate websites; and
+ it was cheaper or free (included in their contract) to access the Internet.

zou men onderwijsmateriaal zeker mobiel gaan raadplegen. Want laten we wel wezen, dit gaat groot worden. The next big thing.