I saw this article in the WSJ recently: Why We’re Failing Math and Science. It presents a candid view of several issues facing our nation’s education system, according to a panel of experts. Of particular interest to me was Joel Klein’s, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, comment on technology in the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Is Technology the Key to Fixing U.S. Education?
Posted in Insights, tagged Education, eLearning, Knowledge Management, learning, technology on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Socio-economic Impact to Learning Styles
Posted in Articles, tagged Education, poverty, Ruby Payne on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An important element to any commuication is understanding your audience. This criticality of audience familiarity likely increases for the authoring and presenting of training. Regardless of the type of training (procedural, technical, behavioral, etc.) it is important to understand not only the demographics of the audience but also their background and culture.
As the training materials [...]
Should Cell Phones Be Used In Education? Hall Davidson Thinks They Should
Posted in Articles, tagged cell phones, classroom, Education on September 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s in your pocket: teaching spectacularly with cell phones. Great speech by Hall Davidson from Discovery Education Network about using mobile phones in education, the kind of talk many teachers and administrators need to hear. The first thing Hall said was to take out and turn on our cell phones
There is a large potential [...]
Engage The Learner And Stop Putting Them To Sleep
Posted in Articles, tagged audience, Education, edutainment, Tips on June 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Edutainment. In some circles this is a dirty word. Some teachers may respond, “I am not in class (or online) to entertain, I am there to teach!” Well, let me ask you, have you ever looked out over your class and seen people asleep? Have you ever felt like you were the only one interested [...]
Son of a Teacher Man
Posted in Articles, tagged communication, Design, Education on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I never wanted to be a teacher. My mom taught elementary school, my dad taught biology to high school kids, and just about everybody else in my family—cousins, aunts, uncles—eventually found their way into the education field (even my little sister’s a teacher now). But not me. I was going to be an artist.
So I [...]
Entertainment And The Educational Impact
Posted in Articles, tagged Education, edutainment, Entertainment on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood. – Walt Disney
Why is there even a debate about the effects of entertainment on culture? I have heard some big businesses say, “TV and movies have no effect on people,” and [...]
