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Game On!

Posted on: Thursday, August 28th, 2008 in: Education, Gaming, Teaching, eLearning

Do you want to play a game?  These words have been uttered in several movies to varying degrees of audienCe fright and delight.  From Joshua in War Games to Saw, as a (human) race, we seem fascinated by games.  Board games, basketball games, the Olympic games, head games, miNd games, digital games, children’s games, and [...]

How much is this test going to be worth?

Posted on: Thursday, August 14th, 2008 in: eLearning

Whether you teach K-12 students or teach adult learners, I’m pretty sure you’ve heard that question at some point in your career.   
I recently read an interesting article in The Chronicle of Higher Education titled “Portfolios Are Replacing Qualifying Exams as a Step on the Road to Dissertations,” by Paula Wasley.  In it, she chronicles the University [...]

Across Generational Lines

Posted on: Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 in: eLearning

There are currently four generations* involved in education — with participants filling roles as instructors, administrators and support staff, and students. Those populating the generational categories have diverse world views, goals and values based in large part on their past experiences and the economic, political, social and technological climates they encountered on their path to [...]