A collection of links to Flashcard systems taken from an online article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. That article is the first of the links. I tried Memrise to help learn some Spanish terms and found it very effective. Revisiting Flashcards – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – “Now that I’m trying [...]
Also tagged app, chronicle, flashcards, language, languages, memorization, memory, quiz, tools, vocabulary, web2.0Here are three very nice resources that may seem disparite, but have lots in common. They all deal with sharing excellent sources that deal with creativity, teaching, and learning. Free Online Course Materials | OCW Scholar | MIT OpenCourseWare “OCW Scholar courses are designed for independent learners who have few additional resources available to them.” [...]
Also tagged electronic literature, highered, open courseware, portal, TeachingCame across a nice collection of tools the other day. Also an interesting article in reporting on a study that reinforces the notion of learning by discovery. Actually the article was about learning by making mistakes, but as you learn by discovery you’re likely to make a few mistakes along the way. Splashup “Splashup, formerly [...]
Also tagged chrome, edit images, phrases, splashup, testWhile doing some research for an upcoming book I took a look at some resources dealing with open courseware and multimedia sites that can be used for learning. I admit that I was impressed with the richness of the resources available. The ‘free U’ is available. This is so much better than educational TV I [...]
Also tagged ipod, open courseware12 Companies Targeting Early Tech Adopters – ReadWriteWeb Our mission at ReadWriteWeb is to explore the latest Web technology products and trends. We’re fortunate to have a great group of sponsors who support this goal. So, once a week, we write a post about them; about who they are, what they do, and what they’ve [...]
Also tagged audio, google, jing, NY Times, pamela, pedagogy, readwrite, science education, screen capture, searching, SERCCNDLS :: About CNDLS has supported faculty … tools, resources, and opportunities for new learning environments. … and today CNDLS integrates a teaching and learning center with the latest educational technology. (tags: teaching georgetown) The Center for Teaching – The University of Iowa Services include: *SOTL / AssessmentService Learning, *Diversity in Teaching & Learning, * [...]
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TED Talks : Why we don’t understand as much as we think we do – Jonathan Drori (2007)
Today I listened to the TED Talk: Why we don’t understand as much as we think we do – Jonathan Drori (2007). He starts by asking some simple questions that he claims most people get wrong. We get these wrong, he claims, because of the education and experiences we have had. They bias our understanding. [...]
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