Laptops, tablets, and smart phones are giving us unprecedented access to the world of ideas. Nowhere is this more evident than in the classroom. Online classes, digital research and publishing, video conferencing, and ubiquitous connectivity have transformed education for students of all ages. We’ll see how technology is changing the ways we teach and learn and discuss how well these changes are preparing us for further education, work, and life after work.
Learning and Technology – WISE Fall 2013, Session A
Class 1
Presentation
Learning and Technology – Class 1
Class overview
- Introduction
- Faraway places with strange sounding names
- The new language of learning
Bookmarks from Class 1
- Assumption College: Computing on Campus
- Cloud Reader
- NOOK® for Web – Barnes & Noble
- Audible.com Files – SkyDrive
- Evernote Web
- he American Scholar: Is There a Word for That? – Ralph Keyes
- tl;dr | Know Your Meme
- Grammar Girl : How “Egregious” Went from Good to Bad :: Quick and Dirty Tips ™ Grammar Girl :: Quick and Dirty Tips ™
- The Brothers Grimm weren’t just about fairy tales. They also transformed how we think about language – Telegraph Blogs
- convert hectares to acres – Google Search
- Finding a Tablet for a 4-Year-Old, Creating a Wi-Fi Hot Spot – Walt Mossberg – Mossberg’s Mailbox – AllThingsD
- What we talk about when we talk about new iPhones | The Wirecutter
Homework
View and be prepared to discuss the following:
In addition reflect on and be prepared to discuss your best learning experiences during which you learned something else and/or something important:
- In school
- At work
- This past summer
Class 2
Learning and Technology – Class 2
Bookmarks from Class 2
- Apple – iOS 7 – What’s New
- mooc.org
- iCloud
- Windows 8.1 Review | Windows 8 content from Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows
- Features of Windows 8 – Microsoft Windows
- Open Badges
- NY Times Magazine – The New York Times
- How to Get a Job With a Philosophy Degree – NYTimes.com
- LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman on education: overhaul the degree, not just the instruction — Tech News and Analysis
- Welcome to Grovo: the world’s quickest & simplest online education company
- Pocket : Queue
- EditMinion