Academic Integrity in the New Millennium
The hardest thing about writing is writing (Nora Ephron) Student plagiarism is a big issue (and apparently an equally big industry) in high school and post-secondary education. It’s...
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Here’s what the ultimate teaching challenge might look like…and in the future it may be the rule rather than the exception A new book, Motivational Interviewing in Groups (Wagner...
View ArticleBlogging: A “Power Tool” for Reflective Practice?
Blogging can facilitate the convergence of reflection-in AND reflection-on Reflective practice is a cornerstone for continuous advancement as academic educators and scholars, and we...
View ArticleManufactured Landscapes in the Knowledge Economy
Is blogging the digital equivalent of tree-planting? In his famous series of large-scale photographs capturing the impacts of industry Edward Burtynsky highlights massive...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Online Learning
Disruptive innovations aren’t easy for established institutions Online learning has been around for over two decades now. Yet institutions – secondary and post-secondary –...
View ArticleWikiMOOCS
Democratizing education may mean creating a strange and hybridized monster In principle, MOOCs embody the democratization of information and education: open access to leading...
View ArticleThe good, bad and ugly of PowerPoint
Slideware 101: Tips and Resources We’ve all been there: the uncomfortable chairs, the slightly darkened room, and slide after slide after slide. Each one identically bullet-ed,...
View Article7 ways to integrate mobile computing into your classroom
The third type of digital divide and why mobile devices should remain on Much has been written about the digital divide. And we are now seeing research and publications focused on...
View Article10 Tips for Online Teaching
Fostering instructional immediacy in online classrooms How can we create online learning environments that are as dynamic, collaborative and successful as the best...
View ArticleEducation 3.0
The evolution of teaching and learning Whether implicit or explicit, we all have a theory of teaching and learning. This gets expressed and enacted in how we engage with our students, the tools we use...
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