by andflywrite | Feb 24, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
It’s been proven that students taught by a personal tutor perform two standard deviations higher than those in a classroom. Luis von Ahn wants to replicate this effect with technology. He explains how Duolingo, the free language learning app he helped create,...
by andflywrite | Feb 24, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Kris recently emailed: for interview questions, I see open ended questions as I have learned through the William Glasser approach: (simplified) -What are you currently doing? -what do you want to do? -(cognitive dissonance) Is what you are doing helping you get what...
by andflywrite | Feb 17, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Came across this article on a Catholic School district in Rochester MN, a city about the size of Las Cruces somewhat south of Minneapolis, where today’s temp is 4 degrees. One of the advantages of online learning tech mentioned in this article is that it allows...
by andflywrite | Feb 17, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
From Edventures latest take on Competency Based Education, or learning. Note this topic has many previous posts and links here; use the search window to discover those. [gview...
by andflywrite | Feb 15, 2015 | GO AHEAD CALLER
Undertanding media seems an unassuming phrase…but it is anything but. Marshall McLuhan tried to explain over 40 years ago, but we still, for the most part, don’t quite get it. Not to say we can stop trying, as now that we spend so much of our day focusing...
