links for 2011-04-29
Free Technology for Teachers: 7 Simple To-do List Services for Students (tags: education socialmedia accessibility )
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The day 2011-04-30 on @techczech
Please watch this and make everyone else watch it: "Larry Lessig on Scientific Publishing" http://ow.ly/4Kr7p # edtech #edchat # copyright # @ DonaldClark BTW: I'm mostly playing devil's advocate here. This sort of conversation is hard over Twitter. in reply to DonaldClark # @ DonaldClark Agreed. But why have a unity just for the convenience…
Read more →The day 2011-04-29 on @techczech
A male feminist's view on the # royalwedding and the # weddingdress Possibly quite ill-informed. http://j.mp/lFUah1 # feminism # Myths of Chinese historical unity http://amzn.com/k/253P8ST3LQDDI # Kindle # RT @ mrsebiology : How Standardized Testing Damages Education: http://bit.ly/lPPvRv # edchat #edadmin # cpchat # "while college applicants’ faith in the value of higher education has…
Read more →The day 2011-04-28 on @techczech
Crackdowns on monasteries as popular in 9th century China as early modern Europe. http://amzn.com/k/OPHBJ28S1CGD # Kindle # @ InnovativeEdu Thanks. Just something I wrote today inspired by your tweet about uncollege. in reply to InnovativeEdu # Ian Morris talks about his thesis of geography driven # history (and more). http://ow.ly/4Jdpl A good summary of his…
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Crackdowns on monasteries as popular in 9th century China as early modern Europe. http://amzn.com/k/OPHBJ28S1CGD # Kindle # @ InnovativeEdu Thanks. Just something I wrote today inspired by your tweet about uncollege. in reply to InnovativeEdu # Ian Morris talks about his thesis of geography driven # history (and more). http://ow.ly/4Jdpl A good summary of his…
Read more →The day 2011-04-27 on @techczech
Daoism and religion in China not straightforward analogs to Western concepts http://amzn.com/k/319LQOJJXEQ9V # Kindle # @ InnovativeEdu Haven't used TimetoKnow-their samples look fine. But skeptical of learning programs in general unless learner has SpLD. in reply to InnovativeEdu # @ InnovativeEdu In language development, buzz-word compliant learning programs matter less than motivation, opportunity and time…
Read more →The day 2011-04-26 on @techczech
@ birklearns There are just too many ways students can be clients. Some good, some bad. Have had students ask for better grades as clients! in reply to birklearns # @ birklearns Not inevitably. But often enough. See here for examples of consequences of market metaphor in education: http://j.mp/apqcO3 in reply to birklearns # I…
Read more →The day 2011-04-25 on @techczech
Great annotation of Cognitive Linguistics by Prof Vyv Evans http://ow.ly/4F7Or # linguistics # There's nothing natural about the North being synonymous with up... http://amzn.com/k/47QB0P94MJM3 # Kindle # @ KristianStill IMHO Repurposing # Moodle for what it wasn't designed for (class-based teaching) probably not a good idea. Other tools better! in reply to KristianStill # Only…
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Rdd.me: A URL Shortener With Readability Built-In (tags: accessibility inset2011 )
Read more →The day 2011-04-24 on @techczech
Looking forward to reading more: RT @ ianaddison : children made websites about the village, now we're putting QR codes up around the place... # Essential # Easter entertainment: "Household Items that Make Great Cat Toys" http://ow.ly/1sEsQe # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The day 2011-04-23 on @techczech
"How cn we learn from someone else when we’re absorbed in conversations tht only confirm our already-held biases" http://ow.ly/4FJA3 # edchat # "percentiles are good for communicating test scores of individuals but bad for doing statistical analyses of group data" http://ow.ly/4FxIo # ShowMe does look like an interesting idea for teachers: http://www.showmeapp.com/6a4q # edtech #…
Read more →The day 2011-04-22 on @techczech
@ claire7179 Moodle Surgery: session where experts answer user questions about particular topics and users answer each others' questions. in reply to claire7179 # Well put: "[Scholars] try to plug gaps but often first must create the gaps by cutting holes in the existing scholarship" http://ow.ly/4FkHq # Essential: "Scholarship only *sounds* polite on paper, but…
Read more →The day 2011-04-21 on @techczech
Don't know what I like more. That someone made this video: http://j.mp/hb0Z8h or that 16,000 people watched. # gamingpassion # @ jwwweb Agree. The problem remains who decides what evidence is meaningful in ed research. Thus epistemology as ethics: http://j.mp/gm1Q2W in reply to jwwweb # Why relational databases are not good at storing relationships (but…
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Don't know what I like more. That someone made this video: http://j.mp/hb0Z8h or that 16,000 people watched. # gamingpassion # @ jwwweb Agree. The problem remains who decides what evidence is meaningful in ed research. Thus epistemology as ethics: http://j.mp/gm1Q2W in reply to jwwweb # Why relational databases are not good at storing relationships (but…
Read more →Integrating Learning Technology Support into Moodle #mootuk11
This is a sneak peak at the slides on Slideshare (subject to small changes) of a talk I'll be giving at Moodle Moot UK 2011. I'll be sharing our experiences with using various (mostly cloud-based ) tools to provide Moodle support in a purely e-learning environment with no face-to-face training available. The full text of…
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Good list but understates effort involved: RT @ onlinecourse : Who Takes Online Classes? Not Just College Students - http://dedu.org/cp4rTC # @ jwwweb Absolutely edu research is vulnerable to overinterpretation. I'm planning a blogging project on the subject at http://eduvoodoo.net in reply to jwwweb # Hmm?! RT @ pauledgar1 : ...Chomsky's linguistics in under 2…
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@ Presidentm Sure, but Accordion or LAMS course formats are not part of the default install. The heart of Moodle is still linear. # mootuk11 in reply to Presidentm # @ elswedgio # Moodlescrollofdeath is (almost) entirely due to # Moodle making bad design easy and good design difficult. # mootuk11 in reply to elswedgio…
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How Technology Can Assist Students with Dyslexia Siobhán (tags: assistive-technologies dyslexia )
Read more →The day 2011-04-18 on @techczech
Talking to "your customers" may not be best in mature industries with shrinking customer base (eg publishing) http://ow.ly/4CmuE # libraries # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The day 2011-04-17 on @techczech
Why did only 32 people read this post on Metaphorhacker? I was so sure "Epistemology as ethics" was a winner! http://ow.ly/4BQ5U # philosophy # There are amazing snippets of educational theory in these Jazz Tutorials. And a teacher just bursting to teach! http://ow.ly/4BUIY # edchat # Just favorited 'Thinking outside the square with moodle egem…
Read more →The day 2011-04-16 on @techczech
Shame on @ microsoft for all the activation runarounds. Why do I need to crawl on the floor for product keys just to keep your billions safe! # Thanks to @ crashplan , @ dropbox & @ google for making moving to a new computer a seamless experience. # edtech #backup # cloud # Powered…
Read more →The day 2011-04-15 on @techczech
Impressive. "Instructure Raises $8M" http://ow.ly/4BbFv Barely out of the gate and already a challenge to established VLEs like # Moodle # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The day 2011-04-14 on @techczech
No kidding: "Chomsky was wrong: evolutionary analysis shows languages obey few rules" http://ow.ly/4zMTs # ellchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
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No kidding: "Chomsky was wrong: evolutionary analysis shows languages obey few rules" http://ow.ly/4zMTs # ellchat # RT @ MultiLingLiving : At what age did you learn your languages? http://ow.ly/4z3jq # bilingual #multilingual # languages # Stupid headline, outdated research. Not angry, just disappointed @ Guardian http://ow.ly/1srkBS # edchat # New on MetaphorHacker.net: Religion, if it…
Read more →The day 2011-04-13 on @techczech
RT @ MultiLingLiving : At what age did you learn your languages? http://ow.ly/4z3jq # bilingual #multilingual # languages # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The day 2011-04-10 on @techczech
Stupid headline, outdated research. Not angry, just disappointed @ Guardian http://ow.ly/1srkBS # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The day 2011-04-09 on @techczech
New on MetaphorHacker.net: Religion, if it exists, is negotiation of underdetermined metaphoric cognition http://j.mp/h9ioAr # Biased scholarship on China? No, really?! http://amzn.com/k/PPF1IOXITU3K # Kindle # I for one welcome our future Chinese overlords... http://amzn.com/k/14SYIGM7PYHBV # Kindle # Chinese history rewarding in its difficulty http://amzn.com/k/3ECYDSOJT2IGB # Kindle # How did I not know about @ Pomplamoose…
Read more →The day 2011-04-08 on @techczech
I wish someone had taught me about electricity using Squishy Circuits http://ow.ly/4woMC # edchat # Wish # Moodle would make it easy to build similarly impressive learning and teaching interfaces as http://learnable.com # edtech # An great lecture on skill acquisition (ok on memory). Well worth a listen to teachers & learners alike. http://ow.ly/4wiCV #…
Read more →The day 2011-04-07 on @techczech
I'm so happy to be one of the people to find this xkcd comic uproaringly hilarious http://j.mp/h7tSRf Wish more people did, too. # RT @ ADDitudeMag : reader quote that made us LOL: Does anyone else interrupt themselves when they are doing the talking? # Powered by Twitter Tools
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I'm so happy to be one of the people to find this xkcd comic uproaringly hilarious http://j.mp/h7tSRf Wish more people did, too. # RT @ ADDitudeMag : reader quote that made us LOL: Does anyone else interrupt themselves when they are doing the talking? # Development Seed "We have no plans to grow bigger!" <…
Read more →The day 2011-04-06 on @techczech
Development Seed "We have no plans to grow bigger!" < If only more tech companies were like this! http://ow.ly/4uCW5 # drupal #edtech # edchat # "When you train employees to be risk averse>you're preparing your whole company [school] to be reward challenged" http://ow.ly/4uB2i # edchat # @ glynnmark You should contact MoodleMoot organisers @ ulcc…
Read more →The day 2011-04-05 on @techczech
Can't believe @ mashable still peddles this nonsense about open source CMSs! http://ow.ly/1snsmd # edtech # Anyone surprised?: "..there never was a Texas miracle. At best, it was wishful thinking. At worst, it was a lie." http://ow.ly/4tRXY # edchat # In other words, what else is new... # history #china http://amzn.com/k/374OA9A0O4UWN # Kindle # http://amzn.com/k/276ENXXM1HU21…
Read more →The day 2011-04-04 on @techczech
So many people don't know to: Start Typing to Skip Scrolling Through Drop-Down Menu http://ow.ly/4sGDN # edtech # Quora: How could Moodle's course design framework be made more modern and user friendly? Answer: http://qr.ae/Upbr # moodle #mootuk11 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The day 2011-04-03 on @techczech
Why is it easy to buy a bottle of beer and impossible to buy a loaf of bread at 9pm on a Sunday in my neighbourhood? # policy #bracknell # "World’s simplest online safety policy" is so great I have to tweet again Too many quotables Please read and act! http://ow.ly/4s41q # edchat # World…
Read more →The day 2011-04-02 on @techczech
RT @ sharmanedit Brilliant piece (pdf) on everything that's wrong with science today. The latest from Peter Lawrence http://bit.ly/dObFuQ # Powered by Twitter Tools
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ASUS Eee Pad Transformer # ipadkiller #wantnow http://ow.ly/1sjOwa # 5-Year-Old Critics Agree: Movie ‘Cars’ Only Gets Better After 40th Viewing http://feedly.com/k/ig1gfM # Clay Shirky : "No one user model in large participatory systems." http://ow.ly/4rkek # edtech #drupal # @ jmspool : "Meeting users is a Jane Goodall experience" for designers. Call it: "Users in the…
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