Tag Archives: layer
Annotation Tools – Resource for college instructors
I have not written about layering opportunities for some time. I just encountered a site focused on the use of layering tools in college classes – Annotation Tools. The site offers several different categories of information – tool descriptions, ideas … Continue reading
Preview – Turbonote
I read somewhere (The Content Trap) that content providers focused on something new should offer information in stages. The first stage involves alerting followers to what is now available. A later stage would involve a full description and analysis. This … Continue reading
Question Stems
I like question stems. Stems are helpful to educators as reminders of the different kinds of questions they might ask and stems can be offered to students as a way to help them generate ways to evaluate their understanding and … Continue reading
OER – an overview
“Free is good” (Bethany Ray) – a recent Edutopia article – provides a nice explanation of OER (open educational resources) for the novice. The explanation argues the benefits of OER in contrast to commercial materials and suggests OER provides educators … Continue reading
Public highlighting and annotation
My personal take on tools for adding various types of annotations and prompts to existing online resources has emphasized the educational potential for teachers and students. I see these tools as ways to convert information resources (web pages, online video) … Continue reading
DocentEDU is now InsertLearning
When you write about educational technology, you put in a permanent form descriptions of a moving target. In writing about the possibilities of Layering educator/designer guidance on online resources, I have selected several key examples and one of these services … Continue reading
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