January 23, 2012
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My colleague at BCIT in Vancouver, Kyle Hunter, recently asked the following question: Here is my video response. After I did the video I felt like singing that old Sesame Street song “one of these things is not like the … Continue reading
January 4, 2012
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As I read about the low cost tablets popping up in India like the $140 Classmate and the $45 Akash, I can’t help but wonder, would these low cost tablets exist if it were not for Google and their open … Continue reading
December 14, 2011
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Universal Instructional Design is the design principle that instruction should be designed not for the average student, but rather for a broad range of students “with respect to ability, disability, age, reading level, learning style, native language, race, ethnicity, and … Continue reading
December 6, 2011
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Moodle 2.2 has been released, and along with some new features (like rubrics and some tools to make getting content and tools into Moodle from other systems easier) comes an improvement to the Moodle mobile app. When I last looked … Continue reading
December 4, 2011
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I realized something tonight as I read the story of how Virginia Tech professor John Boyer landed a Skype interview for his World Regions class with Aung Sun Suu Kyi, leader of the democratic movement in Burma – I don’t … Continue reading
September 21, 2011
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I don’t blog much these days about new web services or tools that I discover (if you are interested in what I find in terms of cool tools then you can connect with me on Diigo where most of the … Continue reading
August 18, 2011
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An interest interview with four university students on the best and worst moments in classroom technology they have experienced in their academic career. Misuse of Powerpoint is high on the list, and prompts one of the best lines in the … Continue reading
April 20, 2011
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I’ve been messing around with creating QR codes (PDF). We’ve been talking mobile lately at work and brainstorming different strategies we can start using quickly to get people thinking mobile, while providing some useful services to the students & faculty … Continue reading
April 18, 2011
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I’m generally not a big gadget guy. I don’t have the desire to have the latest and shiniest, mostly because I am cheap and being on the gadget cutting edge costs more than I am willing to part with. I … Continue reading
March 20, 2011
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I want to give a heads up to BC IT/EdTechie types about a couple of upcoming events some of my colleagues are busy organizing and that you may be interested in attending. The first is the Vancouver Island Higher Education … Continue reading