Dec 072009
 
An Observation: Blog Habits

I have been noticing lately that since I don’t have a TV, I spend much more time in my Google Reader. I feel like I am reading MUCH more lately, in general, but it’s been nice to have time to actually peruse the items in my reader that before, I used to gloss over. However, […]

 7 December, 2009  Posted by at 3:18 am Professional Development, Writing Tagged with: , , ,  2 Responses »
Dec 022009
 

From a scholarly article I’m reading (emphasis mine): “The software was subsequently enhanced to include an open data architecture that allows users and curriculum designers to create their own data libraries.” My question: Why is software being designed BEFORE curriculum? Why is the assumption that curriculum designers will design around the software? Am I the […]

 2 December, 2009  Posted by at 6:09 pm Instructional Pedagogy Tagged with: , , ,  No Responses »
Nov 282009
 
Classroom Practicality

I snipped this image from a PDF of a scholarly article I’m reading about a new tool (at the time) that was designed for inquiry-based learning in science classrooms. The actual article and the actual tool are not important, but the challenge listed here is. I should note that this challenge (or some form of […]

 28 November, 2009  Posted by at 2:26 am change, Instructional Pedagogy Tagged with: , , , , , ,  No Responses »