Resources
This online journal and website combines the strands of critical pedagogy and digital pedagogy to arrive at the best social and civil uses for technology and new media in education. It is a networked, participant-driven, and open peer reviewed journal that is both academic and collective.
A thorough, multi-link, description by a teacher who "flipped" her community college art history classroom. Includes links to additional resources, videos with excerpts of many of the learning activities and overviews of student surveys.
Video. A collection of short videos analyzing effective use of clickers (student personal response systems) in science classrooms.
Video. Extended video presentations, from the Merlot Elixer Initiative, showing faculty from a variety of disciplines (foreign language, math, teacher education, and educational leadership) analyzing what happens to classroom learning when you utilize a combination of virtual and physical learning environments (hybrid formats and contexts).
A paper by Curtis Bonk of Indiana University discussing ways to use videos as 'Anchors and Enders' for learning experiences.
A thorough and accessible introduction to concept mapping: graphic organizers, strategies for visualizing knowledge or graphically representing ideas. Includes brief description of process, short lists of best practices, and links to additional resources and software.
Extensive discussion of how to promote effective online learning, and the design challenges for adult learners. Lots of bibliography.
Data and analysis-rich article (2003) in “Educause,” an education journal, focused especially on the “millennial generation” and computer technology. The author discusses how the learning styles, attitudes, and aptitudes of today's "new students" vary depending on age, experience, and preferences, requiring colleges and universities to find a variety of ways to meet students' expectations.
An extensive list of links to the many other sites available on evaluating information; part of the Information Quality WWW Virtual Library.
Extended and nuanced conference paper on the issues around evaluating web content, by the director of Libraries at Babson College.