Highlights from Carleton College’s Visual Learning Conference (Part 1)
I really enjoyed participating in the Visual Learning Conference hosted by Carleton College last weekend. The conference was small, with only about …
Teaching with Visual Engagement Techniques (#vizlearning12)
I’m leading a workshop this morning on visual engagement techniques at Carleton College’s Visual Learning Conference. Here’s the Prezi I’m using. You …
The Flipped Classroom FAQ
I have another guest blog post in the CIRTL Network’s “Effective Use of Technology” learning community, this one providing a flipped classroom …
Using Visual Thinking in the Classroom (University of Iowa)
I’m giving a talk today at the University of Iowa on visual thinking in the classroom. Below you’ll see the Prezi for …
Discovering Stories through Data Visualization (#CurbBootCamp)
On Friday Vanderbilt’s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, & Public Policy hosted a “boot camp,” featuring half a dozen workshops and presentations …
BYOD vs. Digital Distractions
Journalist Adrienne Burke profiles Top Hat Monocle, a “bring your own device” (BYOD) classroom response system, in her article for the new …
Saturday Fun: Public-Speaking Tips from Dinosaur Hunters
I’ve been listening to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World (1912) on the Classic Tales Podcast. B. J. Harrison’s podcast features …
Leveraging Student Interests through Social Bookmarking
I have a new guest post over on the CIRTL Network website: “Leveraging Student Interests through Social Bookmarking.” Here’s an excerpt: As …
Learning Spaces: Small, Large, and Massive (#moocmooc)
I’m participating this week in MOOC MOOC, a massive open online course (a MOOC) on MOOCs. Yesterday, participants were split into “small” …
Tweet Links – Week of August 11, 2012
This (mostly) automatically generated post contains links I included in tweets during the week leading up to August 11, 2012, listed in …