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Profile of a phishing attempt
Posted by David Wees on Feb 2, 2012
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Exploring multi-user online text spaces for collaborative game building
Posted by David Wees on Jan 31, 2012
(Screenshot from the opening screen of Arctic MUD)
On the evolution of schools
Posted by David Wees on Jan 30, 2012
Wired Magazine recently reported an interesting story about a study suggesting that massive changes in the size of a species could taker as long as 24 million generations to occur. This process is very slow, and part of the reason it takes so long is that there is no one directing the evolution of the species; it happens as a result of a series of incremental (and sometimes contradictory) selective adaptations of the species to its environment.
Where is the technology?
Posted by David Wees on Jan 30, 2012
The following is an excerpt from a keynote I will be giving on February 13th for the University of Alberta.
There is a technology our students use that is destroying their ability to learn actual mathematics.
Do iPads improve Mathematics instruction? Maybe
Posted by David Wees on Jan 24, 2012
(Image source: TabTimes)
Apple iPad textbooks
Posted by David Wees on Jan 19, 2012
So as expected, Apple announced their new textbooks for the iPad.
Edcamp weekend
Posted by David Wees on Jan 17, 2012
I attended Edcamp Delta this past weekend. On the same weekend, Edcamp SD43 occurred in Port Coquitlam. Both Edcamp events had a fair number of people, which is a fairly impressive draw for a Saturday professional learning session that no one is forced to go to.
5 little monkeys
Posted by David Wees on Jan 14, 2012
At Edcamp Delta, Brad shared the following parable with me.
I could use some help
Posted by David Wees on Jan 13, 2012
I've been invited to do a keynote on the topic of educational technology for the University of Alberta at their Technology Fair for their student teachers and education faculty on February 13th. See http://www.educ.ualberta.ca/technologyfair/ for details on this conference.
Are teachers overpaid?
Posted by David Wees on Jan 12, 2012
Two authors of a controversial paper from the Heritage Foundation suggest that teachers are overpaid for their efforts. Here is my response.
Disclaimer: The ideas discussed on this blog are my own, and in no way represent those of my employer.
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