Backchannel in Education – Nine Uses
I wanted to share some additional thoughts on Cliff Atkinson’s new book, The Backchannel, and its implications for higher education. As I …
The Backchannel by Cliff Atkinson
Cliff Atkinson, author of Beyond Bullet Points, has a new book out, The Backchannel, from New Riders Press (publishers of Garr Reynolds’ …
LectureTools and Placemark Questions
There were a lot of mentions on Twitter the other day of the recent Campus Technology article “Fostering Classroom Interaction, Minus the …
Kids These Days!
Okay, so “Classrooms Go High-Tech to Engage Students” isn’t the most creative headline, but it was nice to see some coverage of …
Social Media and Classroom Dynamics
Clay Shirky’s recent TED talk on social media has some interesting implications for future classroom dynamics. As you watch Shirky’s 17-minute talk …
Backchannel via Twitter
Monica Rankin has received some attention for her use of Twitter in the introductory history course she taught this spring at the …
Crowdsourcing in the Classroom?
A couple of months ago, I shared a few ideas for applying the idea of “crowdsourcing” in the classroom. Last month, Dan …
Audience Response in Professional Presentations
Chris Iufer of Duarte Design posted a great blog entry earlier this week on using free-response audience feedback during a presentation by …
Mobile Learning Part 6
Okay, one more post in the series, then it’s back to some discussion of “old-fashioned” clickers. One interesting aspect of the ConnectEd …