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Category Archives: Ed Practice

Quibbling About Copyright and Fair Use Is Off Target

The recent release of a “best practices” guide to copyright and fair use has generated the typical echo effect among educational bloggers. It is pretty obvious from my previous comments that there is something about more and more liberal interpretation of “fair use” that annoys me. The exact source of this annoyance is difficult to [...]

Posted 19 November 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Would anyone notice?

Let me begin with a simple question. Would anyone notice if students learned more? It is an important question because while so many attempt to exert pressure for improvement in student (and instructor) performance I am not certain we would notice if change occurred.
I will allow you to define what “learn more” means and I [...]

Posted 18 August 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) °

Will Richardson Interviews Clay Shirky

An interview with Clay Shirky, author of “Here comes everybody”, is available from Will Richardson (Weblogg-ed). Shirky, a college prof, has some interesting things to say about the future of education - structured and personal learning. There are some interesting comments about the mismatch between what we want schools to do and what we presently [...]

Posted 12 July 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) °

How much time will it take?

A recent post from Museum 2.0 (I know, I know, but I suppose everyone has a 2.0 niche) considers the question of “How much time does it take“.
When David explained that each of the Holocaust Museum’s myriad comment boards, blogs, and online forums is moderated by a staff member, the audience turned a [...]

Posted 18 April 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Flat World Blogging

Several months ago I read an analysis of “Flat Classroom” blogging in Beyond Schools. The analysis was an attempt to consider lessons learned and to identify “issues” in several international collaborative projects focused on creative writing. Perhaps a way to frame the core message is to note that it cannot be assumed that an activity [...]

Posted 17 April 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) °

Excitedly - Happily

Today, the Grand Forks Herald has an article on Cindy’s podcasting grant. The core idea is to offer customized content for English Language Learners new to Grand Forks and often the United States. The iPods allow students to experience digital audio and video content appropriate to their classroom and language needs. The mobility of the [...]

Posted 21 March 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Time On Teacher Talent

The lead article in Time magazine a couple of weeks ago concerned issues of teacher quality. What are the characteristics of quality teachers? How is teaching performance evaluated and rewarded?
The characteristics of quality teachers were as follows (my interpretation):

An expectation that students can learn.
Deep knowledge of the subject area one teaches.
Experience - probably 6-7 years [...]

Posted 01 March 2008 † grabe § ‡ Comments (0) °