An Outsider Calls for a Teaching Revolution

 

This is a repost of an article published on the Chronicle of Higher Education’s website. The citation is provided at the end of the post. If you haven’t visited the websites for Khan Academy, MITx, TED Talks, or even iTunes University you should spend some time looking through all the high quality, free content that . . . → Read More: An Outsider Calls for a Teaching Revolution

Understanding the new Copyright Amendment Act 2011

In the lead up to the implementation of the new Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 law on the 1st of September, now is an ideal time for everyone to review the new law. Knowing the rules, their implications, the responsibilities of ISP account holders, and what steps you should take now to . . . → Read More: Understanding the new Copyright Amendment Act 2011

Search Engine Lessons and Resources for Teachers

In this post we highlight a great little resource created by Google for teachers to use when discussing with students about the effective use of search engines.  The webpage contains scaffolded lesson plans and slides to assist in this effort. Not surprisingly, as it a resource created by Google staff, it does focus specifically . . . → Read More: Search Engine Lessons and Resources for Teachers

The Future of Zotero

The makers of Zotero (Center for History and New Media) have just announced a major new initiative for Zotero – the free citation manager programme. Zotero Everywhere was announced on the 22nd of September and will expand its capability by making it a stand alone software program that will work with all the . . . → Read More: The Future of Zotero