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Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Free Web Slideshow Software by CodeJam tags: EDUC642D, EDUC658D, digitalstorytelling, slideshow StoryBoard Pro Software – Atomic Learning tags: storytelling, storyboard, EDUC642D, digitalstorytelling SlideSix :: Multimedia Presentation Sharing tags: slideshow, powerpoint, narration, digitalstorytelling CamStudio – Free Screen Recording Software tags: screencast Format Factory – Free media file format converter tags: converter, video, audio Producing a Podcast: […]

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Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Digital: A Love Story tags: interactivefiction Mac For Beginners | Mac Guides and Tutorials tags: mac, tutorials, howto Media Space tags: video, lecturecapture, opensource Our Courts – Homepage tags: government, socialstudies, civics, EDUC642D Free and legal music downloads – Jamendo tags: music, creativecommons, podcasting, EDUC642D, EDUC658D Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video on […]

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Sunday, March 14th, 2010

DRAFT National Educational Technology Plan 2010 tags: technology, plan, EDUC642D Europa Film Treasures, the treasures from European Film Archives tags: film, archives, media, languagelearning My French Easel: Creative Exercises for Artists tags: creative, EDUC642D StatusNet | Open Source microblogging service tags: microblogging, opensource, twitter Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Chris’ Weekly Links (weekly)

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching Evidenceforthesuperiorityofguidedinstructionisexplainedinthecontextofourknowledge ofhumancognitivearchitecture,expert–novice differences,andcognitiveload.Althoughun- guidedorminimallyguidedinstructionalapproachesareverypopularandintuitivelyappeal- ing,thepointismadethattheseapproachesignoreboththestructuresthatconstitutehuman cognitivearchitectureandevidencefromempiricalstudiesoverthepasthalf-centurythatcon- sistentlyindicatethatminimallyguidedinstructionislesseffectiveandlessefficientthanin- structionalapproachesthatplaceastrongemphasisonguidanceofthestudentlearningpro- cess.Theadvantageofguidancebeginstorecedeonlywhenlearnershavesufficientlyhigh priorknowledgetoprovide“internal”guidance.Recentdevelopmentsininstructionalresearch andinstructionaldesignmodelsthatsupportguidanceduringinstructionarebrieflydescribed. tags: constructivism, research, document, cognitivescience Envisioning the Post-LMS Era: The Open Learning Network (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE tags: pln, lms Free Technology for […]



Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C.S. Lewis