Virtualizing K-20 School Information Technology Services
This article concerns the outsourcing of school information technology (IT) services. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Education
Commentary on Guo, Kim and Rubin’s Study on MOOC Videos and Student Engagement
Guo, Kim and Rubin’s How Video Production Affects Student Engagement: An Empirical Study of MOOC Videos is significant in that it is purportedly the first such research based on big data. … Continue reading
Bob The Kelly Girl
Bob tried substitute teaching in 1985 when he was a self-described “confused 19 year old trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my life.” He’s back at it again in 2013, having run out of career options. … Continue reading
My First MOOC
I made the decision to MOOC my course over summer-break as I regularly update material at that time and the prospect of crowd sourcing it struck me as a grand experiment. … Continue reading
Lack of Quality Control in Online Courses
I urge the Board of Education to devise a mechanism for monitoring the quality of online courses at all levels in Connecticut. … Continue reading
Beware The New Digital Divide
In the 1990s, talk of the “digital divide” in education revolved around the haves and have-nots. … Continue reading
Participatory Twitter as a Vehicle for Course Engagement
This article advocates for engaging uses of Twitter (or similar services) in the classroom. … Continue reading
Trials and Tribulations of the Untenured
Most of what I know about getting tenure was gleaned from listening to the stories of professors who didn’t get it. … Continue reading