Saturday, September 28, 2013

The STEM Crisis Is a Myth - IEEE Spectrum

The STEM Crisis Is a Myth - IEEE Spectrum

Article which claims that it is a myth that there are not enough graduate inScience, Technology....research is showing that recent science graduates are having trouble finding jobs - even in the IT sector....

Sharing great education app for All Tablet Platforms | LinkedIn

Sharing great education app for All Tablet Platforms | LinkedIn

Comments are interesting as educators discuss what apps work with what tablets and talk about the future...
All over my head as I do not have an iPad - never mind tablets for the students...I guess it needs to go on the wishlist (for me, that is)

Not Your Father's Classroom: The Rise of Edtech | Betsy Corcoran

Not Your Father's Classroom: The Rise of Edtech | Betsy Corcoran

Well, the big question....does it work?..Edtech still in its infancy - but we are lucky to be around to see it grow
and develop. It will not replace teachers....but it will give us tools.

Article is all a bit self-evident...

▶ McGurk Effect - YouTube

▶ McGurk Effect - YouTube

Yes, be careful when your senses conflict with each other.... we are all to a certain degree lip readers..
Thanks to the TUTELA webinar from today for the "McGurk Effect...

▶ What American English Sounds like to Foreigners - YouTube

▶ What American English Sounds like to Foreigners - YouTube

OK this is a parody...it is gibberish - but it really sounds like "American English"....Please DON'T try to understand it!!!  But it is good sometimes to put yourself in the student's shoes and imagine that this is what they hear when we begin to speak......

Also MAJOR McGurk effect!!!

▶ Call Me Maybe - 2012 USA Olympic Swimming Team - YouTube

▶ Call Me Maybe - 2012 USA Olympic Swimming Team - YouTube

IELTS vocabulary: connecting phrases - contrastDominic Cole's IELTS and Beyond

IELTS vocabulary: connecting phrases - contrastDominic Cole's IELTS and Beyond

Another good ESL/EFL blog - useful.  Lots of lessons, posters, etc.

Found this on Joanne's Facebook where she posts mainly ESL information and shares with students - I must ask her how she does it and whether it works

Not One-Off Britishisms | 'Ginger,' 'Bits,' 'Whinge,' and other U.K. expressions that have got popular in the U.S.

Not One-Off Britishisms | 'Ginger,' 'Bits,' 'Whinge,' and other U.K. expressions that have got popular in the U.S.

From NOOBs - Ben Yagoda's blog about AE/BE...very fun indeed....

mELTing Activities, Lessons and Ideas: Cheating in your class (WRITING)

mELTing Activities, Lessons and Ideas: Cheating in your class (WRITING)

Carissa Peck - example of a good and active blogger....

9780262518819_Stealth_Assessment.pdf

9780262518819_Stealth_Assessment.pdf

Book supported by the Gates Foundation about assessment of higher skills than content recall..."stealth" assessment - assessment is built into the games to assess at certain points whether the user is performing using creativity, persistence, etc...

10 Tips for Teachers Using Evernote - Education Series | Evernote Blog Evernote Blog

10 Tips for Teachers Using Evernote - Education Series | Evernote Blog Evernote Blog

Evernote uses - one of them is keeping a portfolio...think I might explore this...

Cultus

Cultus

edunews - a "reader's digest" of news stories curated in one place from 25 top sources (like Commentopia!) (my brother's site, reader's comments)

How do students learn in 2013? | Online Cultus |

How do students learn in 2013? | Online Cultus |

infographic...not much new information, references, but clearly relevant for some parts of the world.

Gamification Study by MIT - next big thing or next big hype? | LinkedIn

Gamification Study by MIT - next big thing or next big hype? | LinkedIn

As usual the comments are interesting. Gamification as a tool for education is discussed - high % of young learners come to gamification in education with experience - digital immigrants (educators) don't. The high % of "digital natives" only holds true in parts of the world where there is advanced technology - so what to do about
areas where it does nt?Will follow the thread...

Monday, September 23, 2013

Hacking Hot Potatoes: The Cookbook

Hacking Hot Potatoes: The Cookbook

Not very expensive, could be useful...

CALL and IT skills play growing role in administrator hiring decisions » LearnIT2Teach

CALL and IT skills play growing role in administrator hiring decisions » LearnIT2Teach

LearnIT2teach evaluation team. survey...

6 Types of Blended Learning | Fluency21 – Committed Sardine Blog

6 Types of Blended Learning | Fluency21 – Committed Sardine Blog

"Disruptive" technology...interesting predictions...wonder if they will come about...

▶ Can Technology Change Education? Yes!: Raj Dhingra at TEDxBend - YouTube

▶ Can Technology Change Education? Yes!: Raj Dhingra at TEDxBend - YouTube

A bit superficial....but the general idea is out there...make learning better for our children (doesn't anwer how, suggests more technology, lots of warm fuzzy statements, a couple of "good' parojects - doesn't mean the revolution is here..)

Best Twitter Practices | Social Media Today

Best Twitter Practices | Social Media Today

Some  basic tips

Monday, September 2, 2013