Links of the week – teaching and learning edition
Last Friday my partner Beth and I attended the First Annual (if such a thing can exist) Technology in Education Symposium (otherwise known as TIES). At the conference I made some connections with resulted in me being hired to teach a blended learning (a mix of online and in classroom) class entitled “Teaching with Technology.” … Read more
Massively Open Online Conservatism? Conservapedia mixes MOOCs and ideology
I’ve written about Conservapedia, the self described “trustworthy encyclopedia,” before. For those unfamiliar with the site, Conservapedia is a neo-conservative answer to Wikipedia, describing itself as follows: “Conservapedia is a clean and concise resource for those seeking the truth. We do not allow liberal bias to deceive and distort here. Founded initially in November 2006 as a way to educate advanced, college-bound homeschoolers, … Read more
The History of Starcraft – using video games to engage ESL students in digital humanities
Starcraft launched on March 31, 1998. Nearly one month later I was given the game as a 12th birthday present by my parents. At the time I had no idea that 13 years later I would be using Starcraft to teach Korean ESL students (many of whom are 12 years old themselves) about both English and the … Read more
Digital Adventure 2012 – teaching materials, photos, and student videos
This will be a general post about my ESL summer camp engaging Korean elementary students in digital literacy skills. Below you’ll find most of my teaching materials, a number of photos from the camp, and videos made by my students. If any of these teaching materials are of use to you, please use them or … Read more
Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants – or, why I’m an uncool adult
I am not old. I’m 26. By most standards I’m relatively young. I also like to think I’m fairly tech savvy. But good luck trying to convince an 11 year-old either of this. I had an experience on Monday that made me think about how people growing up today view and interact with the web. … Read more
