Blow Up The Gradebook
If only I had the courage to blow up my grade book. I loath point gathering learning; where the students’ motivation is not to learn but to get the points. I loath grading; where...
Category: 4.3 Reflection on Practice
Candidates analyze and interpret data and artifacts and reflect on the effectiveness of the design, development and implementation of technology-supported instruction and learning to enhance their professional growth.
The Personalization Principal
The Personalization Principal states that using a conversational style rather than a formal style of communication is better for learning and understanding. This makes sense, as a teacher you should always meet your learner...
Project #2: Static Multimedia Instruction
I created a static multimedia Instructional tutorial using Clarify-it. Clarify-it is a program that builds an instructional tutorial based on screenshots. I use screenshots a lot in my instruction but always just use the...
EDTech 504 Reflective Learning Log
I am here at Boise State to learn and further my career as an educator and media content creator. Every reading, every lesson, and every paper I see as an opportunity to grow. The...
Reflection on the Blended Learning Competency Framework
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) have helped develop the iNACOL Blended Learning Teacher Competency Framework (available here). In reading through this framework I was struck by a very simple sentence in the...
My Experiences With a High School Student Chat
The task was to “facilitate a real-time chat activity and reflect on the experience.” So I decided my new physics lesson would utilize a Google Doc shared with everyone in the class, with read/write...
Typography
I’m creating graphics for my Game Programming Physics book. I’m using principles of typography to turn important words into graphics that express their own meaning. I write my books for everyone from a smart...
Personal Graphic
In my Graphic Design for Learning class at Boise State the students were asked to create a graphic or series of graphics that shows who they are and what they like to do. I...
Redefining Grades, Degrees, and Schools with Badges
A grade says so little about what a student has learned in a class. A GPA says even less. And a degree verifies that a person has been successfully navigated a college program of...
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