A recent US Department of Education report concluded that “on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction”. With the way current e-learning environments are set up, I don’t see how… with usability barely registering in the mind of most course creators, students are left searching the labyrinthine maze of hyperlinks to find resources.Continue Reading
ArchivesAugust, 2009
20AugEngagement & ICT
We’re not in the ‘90s anymore, and sitting a kid in front of a computer generates little more excitement than sitting them in front of a toaster. In a society where computers are truly ubiquitous, they can’t be expected to be intrinsically exciting. How impressed would you be to find a TV in a classroom? What if I said it received Ceefax?Continue Reading
10AugMoral issues in ICT: handout resource
The social & moral implications of ICT are fascinating, yet I remember being taught about them when I was a student in a desperately dry, detached way. These handouts are designed to generate discussion – I’ll be using them with my OCR Unit 8 groups, splitting in to groups of 3 for discussion, then opening the floor up to the class after they describe their scenario.Continue Reading
10AugDotcom millionaires visualisation
Here’s another very simple visualisation showing a breakdown of the top 10 dotcom millionaires under the age of 30. I thought I’d put a poster together to answer the moans and groans from the “ICT isn’t useful” camp of naysayers.Continue Reading
07AugFirst look: Word 2010
I installed the Technical Preview of Office 2010 today. Having been impressed with the improvements in 2007 over 2003, I was looking forward to seeing what the new version had to offer. Obviously, one of the big selling points will be the online functionality – I love Google Apps, but there are some shortcomings… restrictions Continue Reading
