Greetings from Dallas! I am sitting in my hotel waiting for two f2f local conferences to begin (AECT 2006 and Educause 2006) while listening to the live stream of Global Learn Day 10 broadcasting session from around the world … proving once again that all things local can become global in just a few clicks! Here are the "instructions" on how to listen or participate in Global Learn Day. Check it out!
As I’ve noted previously, pageflakes.net is an awesome example of a widget based start page (widget and feed aggregator on steroids) that has tons of options in an educational setting. Today (thanks to a post by Jane Hart), I just realized that pageflakes also has a tailored start page for students and teachers under a…
I haven't seen much hype (yet?) over ThinkFreeOffice Online, the web based suite of Office like applications. Reminds me a whole lot of Writely.com. I set up a "free" account with 30 MB of storage at the site that is still in "beta". The first glance looks pretty slick. I tried out ThinkFree Office Write…
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IDT873 Maddrell Design Research Abstract Get your own at Scribd or explore others: Education IDT 873 Abstract: Design Based Research Jennifer Maddrell Wang, F., & Hannafin, M. (2005). Design-based research and technology-enhanced learning environments. Educational Technology Research and Development, 53(4), 5-23. doi: 10.1007/BF02504682. Overview Wang and Hannafin (2005) review theory and practice of design-based research…
IDT873 Maddrell Cognitive TA Abstract 3 – Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: IDT873 Maddrell Cognitive TA Abstract 3 IDT 873 Abstract: Cognitive Task Analysis Jennifer Maddrell Schaafstal, A., Schraagen, J. M., & van Berlo, M. (2000). Cognitive task analysis and innovation of training: The case of the structured troubleshooting. Human…
I’m trying to get my head around “case study research”. While I have read countless case studies, I tend not to put them in the category of research. Too often they read like “what I did last summer” reports where (again) I question the value to anyone but the souls associated directly with the situation…