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Notes: The Constructive Alignment of Educational Technology and Cognitive Neuroscience

The Constructive Alignment of Educational Technology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Carnegie Horton – session chair
William Kennedy – Michigan Technological University

Learning means acquiring new information
Memory means retaining it so that it can be used
Questions if we are getting the best students in college if they get in based on reading and writing. Some good students don’t necessarily perform [...]

Notes: Emerging Technologies for Learning

I got to the session pretty early:

But it was nice because I got my computer online and was able to do a tiny amount of catching up. The session (and the next two I plan on attending) is just 15 minutes!
Emerging Technologies for Learning
Jeanette McDonald – session chair
Janet Shanedling, and Billie Wahlstrom – University of [...]

Tools for Blended Learning

I’ve been doing a little work with Salem College on their hybrid course project. Today I gave a presentation on tools for the classroom. If you’re interested in the slides, they’re here:

Salem Tools
view presentation (tags: hybrid learning salem)

The links that I used to demonstrate the tools are on delicious.

Notes: Pedagogy Before Technology: Exploring and Applying Tomorrow’s Technology with Today’s Students

Sarah “Intellagirl” Robbins
In addition to her roles as student, consultant, geek, etc. she describes herself as a “digital coach.” I LOVE this phase. It’s someone who can help people figure out how to learn and strategize their use to technology. She has visited 22 campuses in the last 18 months. She said it was [...]

Notes: Duke’s New Teaching and Learning Spaces

Edward Gomes of A&SIST, Kevin Davis of OIT, and Yvonne Belanger of CIT
I attended this session since we have had so much discussion of library space in my own institution. This session discussed the Teaching and Learning Center in Perkins Library. Will be opening in the fall in the library. Success of recent renovation [...]