by gary575 | Mar 2, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
This WaPo article paints a damning picture of US educational failure and raises serious questions about the future of the US in the information society of the 21st century – its not just New Mexico.
by kris | Feb 24, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Jennifer Hofmann is presenting a session for Training Magazine Network on creating the mobile virtual classroom. The presenter’s name is familiar to me since her book, The Synchronous Trainer’s Survival Guide: Faciliatating Successful Live and Online...
by andflywrite | Feb 24, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Worth checking in on U of Phoenix from time to time to see what they are up to, and how they’ve modified their approach, presumably from experience and trial and error. Here’s their training for employees page from a recent email.
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 kris | Feb 19, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
PSA considers gamification a fun, and engaging approach to professional development. See here an example.
