Bursting the K-12 Bubble
So much has been written over the past two decades about how to put technology at the centre of learning, yet after all of these years not much has changed. Despite the breathtaking change in the...
View ArticleTeachers’ Perspectives on Learning Technology
The Media Awareness Network (MNet) recently released the third part of its report, Young People in a Wired World. Phase III focuses on how teachers see the situation, and includes their perception of...
View ArticleTeaching with Technology in the Learning Commons
The TPACK model demonstrates the interplay between content, pedagogical and technological knowledge.Image reproduced by permission from the publisher, tpack.org. My most recent column in School...
View ArticleThe Myth of the Digital Native
For the past several years I’ve been on a bit of a mission to bust what I perceive to be a myth – the myth of the digital native / digital immigrant divide. How often have you heard (or said), “The...
View ArticleThe Virtual Teacher-Librarian
For quite some time, I’ve been promoting the possibilities for using video as a teaching and learning tool. The notion of the flipped classroom – making content available for students to consume...
View ArticleFlip Your Library Orientation!
Back to School 2016: With the start of the school year imminent, the timing is perfect to share some workshop materials from last year, prepared with my colleague Carlo Fusco (@MrFusco). Flip Your...
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