Please go to the front of the class if you can define "MOOC".
If not, read on! Massive Open Online Courses are the educational happening of the moment.
The evolving form knits together education, entertainment (think gaming) and social networking. Unlike its antecedent, open courseware — usually written materials or videotapes of ...
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We thought this article had some great points to address the instantaneous answers available to students today and how we can teach around that.
"Taking digital tools and mobile technologies into account, it’s obvious that multiple-choice and true-false questions are not going to cut it anymore. Instead, educators have to design questions that ...
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“If we want to have great scientists, letting preschoolers explore, play and do pretend play exercises the capacities for doing science. Not so much the flash cards and the Baby Einstein videos.”
Looking to make a thoughtful preschool selection? Check out one of the PEL preschool fairs.
Next one is October 28th! ...
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