Saturday, April 4th, 2009

3D Online Learning Environments

Evolution of the Technology
For those of us old enough to remember the early days of video games, the past 3 decades or so have been a mind-blowing evolution. I remember vividly the first Pong console I was able to use, and the fun I had playing a game that was nothing more than a few [...]

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Blogging, Revisited

Why We Need to Be Blogging
First of all, I’ll admit the obvious–I am biased. Blogging has become something that I cannot imagine doing without. It has given me a creative outlet, challenged me to test the validity of my ideas and educational beliefs, and expanded my network of peers. It has met and exceeded my [...]

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Web 2.0, Constructivism, and Creativity

The Constructivist educator should be excited by current trends in education and technology. Constructivists emphasize such traits as active learning, discovery, construction (setting goals, self-assessment, research, creativity, etc.), situated learning, cooperation/collaboration, choice, automony, reflection, and complexity (Alessi, 2001, pp.32-35). The teacher takes on the role of a facilitator, guide, and co-learner as much as is [...]