Geek Warning: This is probably about a 7.5 on the 10 point geek scale!
I wrote a while back about how impressed I was with Stephen Heppell’s method for doing keynotes. Rather than using Powerpoint slides, he presents right out of his hard drive, concepts organized by folders (see Stephen Heppell Keynote at SuperConference and Tinker Toy Networks ). I’ve played around with it myself, working with some of the techniques that he taught me, and I like it. Just before starting my video games sessions yesterday,
This is the open folder for my Video Games as Learning Engines presentation. The folder and file icons are arranged in something of a curling line so that there is some sense of sequence. However, I can easily skip around as needed. Folders can be opened with many icons to chose from for that aspect of the presentation. Plus, with OS 10.5 (Leopard), all I have to do is click most icons (images and videos) and they pop up a...
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Education is On Folks’ MindsFrom: davidwarlick.com
Post Date: 2008-05-31 05:38:58
According to a recent PEW Research Center poll, education is very much on people’s minds as they consider the upcoming U.S. elections. In McCain’s Negatives Mostly Political, Obama’s More Personal , The PEW Research Center for the People and the Press , reports that 78% of registered voters feel that education is “very important” to their vote. Also receiving the same percentage are health care and jobs. The only issue receiving a higher percentage wa...
more Edupunk as PortalFrom: davidwarlick.com
Post Date: 2008-05-31 04:45:28
Flickr photo caption: ’I walked into my front room and my sister had turned my Nan into a punk.’
I continue to be a bit uncomfortable about the term EduPunk — for reasons similar to those posted by Doug Belshaw in Are you ‘Edupun’? I’m not . How ever the idea of DIY teaching practices, tool arrangements, and scenarios intrigues me, as it explains pretty siccinctly a lot of what I talk about today and a lot of my own teaching style, ever ...
more I’m Not SurprisedFrom: davidwarlick.com
Post Date: 2008-05-30 04:08:48
Brenda and I are in Asheville moving my daughters things from the temporary appartment she used while student teaching, back home. She’s not here with us. Those of you who are parents know how you spell parent. It’s s-e-r-v-a-n-t. Actually, she already has a summer job and will be working, making money, while we’re hauling furniture.
I guess it’s official now. My daughter’s decided that she doesn’t want to be a teacher. I’m not really surprised,...
more What’s this about Edupunk?From: davidwarlick.com
Post Date: 2008-05-28 08:31:26
My first chance with my aggregator in days was the few minutes I had yesterday afternoon, at Olive Garden, waiting on my meal from the appetizer page — iPhone in hand. At the top of the list was Stephen Downes’ daily filter — a good reason not to get very far.
First to catch my eye was mention of North Carolina institution, Wake Forest University . It seems that they, along with a growing number of liberal arts colleges and universities, are not requiring SAT or ACT sco...
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