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 [...]
A major study supported by NCLB has been evaluating the impact of math software in classrooms. I appear to be on a mailing list resulting in my receipt of project summaries (I specifically asked about this research last year). The data from the first year basically showed little benefit. Data from the second year of [...]
The recently authorized National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Techologies comes with a stated set of priorities: • Research, development and demonstrations of learning technologies that could include simulations, games, virtual worlds, intelligent tutors, performance-based assessments, and innovative approaches to pedagogy that these tools can implement. • Design and testing of components [...]
Perhaps too much has been made of generational difference in the way technology has been used. And, perhaps there is a confusion between comfort level and productivity. A research study just released concludes: The first ever virtual longitudinal study carried out by the CIBER research team at University College London claims that, although young people [...]
I came across a brief Wired post exploring the inability to communicate actual intent in email. The Wired articled referenced “recent” research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology by Epley and Kruger. The Wired article refers to Epley and Kruger in stating: The researchers took 30 pairs of undergraduate students and gave [...]
The Gates Tip Line includes a recent post in which the host asks for replies to a teachers negative analysis of Prensky’s comments (I did not see the phrase “engage me or enrage me”, but this is the type of comment that Prensky uses). The host was disappointed with the lack of response to the [...]
I think I read Flesch’s Why Johnny Can’t Read back in graduate school. For one reason or another, this problem seemed to disappear. Perhaps math and science issues became greater concerns. Problems with reading proficiency are about to receive more attention. A recent study by the National Endowment for the Arts urges attention to the [...]
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