One of the serious questions facing proponents of online education is if the current nature of online courses encourages poor teaching methods. The qualities of…
Poet Ponders the Digital
Category: Technology
The first developers of IBM PC computers neglected audio capabilities (first IBM model, 1981). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley December 10, 2012 Deadline…
I tend to answer questions when asked, often without pausing long enough to consider the best wording — or even if I should answer. This…
Monday night, I spent an hour reviewing basic Word skills with my students. One student asked why she needed to learn the “right” way to…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley November 5, 2012 Deadline December 2012 Issue You Need Backups: The Benefits of Off-Site Storage Hurricane Sandy reminds us that in…
A student used the following link… WETAKEYOURCLASS.COM- We Take Your Online Class! We Do Your Homework, Tests, Classes For You! What needs to be written about…
Which documentation standards do we decide what to teach students, and does it matter? In this post, I’m going to explain why I teach students…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley September 3, 2012 Deadline October 2012 Issue Internet Radio: Something for Everyone Radio has changed dramatically since I first wrote about…
I agree with this, and hope we eventually realize that technology-driven education (often how online is marketed) is a mistake. Technology should support pedagogy, not…
The tools we use to write do affect our writing. When I moved from legal pad to typewriter, I found I wrote more. I might…