My academic upbringing left a residual of guilt. I think that was the idea. I don’t feel quite right when I advocate for something without being able to offer references and the references are much more heavily weighted if they contain a methods and results section. Else, how does one avoid the tendency of falling [...]
I sometimes complain that pundits and keynoters receive too much blog attention and researchers too little. Since the researchers I follow seldom seem to blog, perhaps I should post in support of their activity.
So much attention has been focused on the quality of online resources and the skills necessary to critically evaluate these resources as [...]
I have not focused much attention here lately due to preoccupation with another writing project. I am working with a grad student to author a book chapter on cyberbullying in the United States. My interest in this topic originally resulted from the realization that schools may block students from using many of the participatory web [...]
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Posted 24 June 2009
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S. Bill 1483 proposes a fund that will encourage states to adopt the 21st Century Skills framework.
As part of the rationale Congress has concluded that:
In order for our Nation’s students to be prepared to succeed in our communities and workplaces, students need 21st century content, beyond the traditional core subjects, that includes global awareness, financial, [...]
The school year is drawing to a close. As the end approaches, people tend to get a little grumpy. That was my reaction to a recent post by Wes Fryer. Frustration seems to be setting in. This post complains about the proposed cuts to EETT. The post goes on from there to claim that President [...]
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Posted 13 May 2009
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It has been a while since I have posted here. I have been working on some other writing projects, posting on my microblog, and reading. I have decided I want to use this site for longer and more serious posts and the microblog for identifying resources I come across and for just playing around.
I wanted [...]
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Posted 26 April 2009
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I happened across a recent article on 1:1 laptop programs by accident. A post from the National School Boards Association referenced a recent article in in the prestigious journal Science. The first issue of 2009 was devoted to technology in education and there was an article on Laptop Programs (Zucker & Light). In the end, [...]
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Posted 25 March 2009
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