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Friday, October 17, 2014
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Teaching Tools and Implications
In a couple of posts, I may have conflated some of the assignments. But for this week, you should read the week eight readings. The first reading, Lisa Lane's "Insidious Pedagogy," focuses on course management systems (CMS) like Blackboard. While you may not have CMSs available at your school, the article does raise questions about how our tools affect our pedagogy. Specifically, Lane is concerned that CMSs have the potential to confuse and alienate certain instructors and students.
Bollyut, meanwhile offers a somewhat affirmative discussion of the role of Google and Apple in shaping education. Now that you've had a chance to use some of Google's tools, it's worth considering what it might mean that so much of our education is now rooted in for-profit tools.
Finally, the "Exploring the Digital Nation" reading provides an overview of the trends in digital media use. As you read the report, consider issues of access and technological availability for students and others who might be (or might not be) using digital technologies.
Because I conflated two different weeks, I will make your blog post an "open" post. You can write on any topic related to the course. But I would also like you to contact me via email this week so that e can begin a conversation about your Big Project. I'd like you to send me a formal proposal by the end of week nine (the week after fall break).
I will also be skipping the podcast this week only.
Bollyut, meanwhile offers a somewhat affirmative discussion of the role of Google and Apple in shaping education. Now that you've had a chance to use some of Google's tools, it's worth considering what it might mean that so much of our education is now rooted in for-profit tools.
Finally, the "Exploring the Digital Nation" reading provides an overview of the trends in digital media use. As you read the report, consider issues of access and technological availability for students and others who might be (or might not be) using digital technologies.
Because I conflated two different weeks, I will make your blog post an "open" post. You can write on any topic related to the course. But I would also like you to contact me via email this week so that e can begin a conversation about your Big Project. I'd like you to send me a formal proposal by the end of week nine (the week after fall break).
I will also be skipping the podcast this week only.
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