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Culturally Responsive Education: Creating a Learning Exchange for and by...
Any time I speak with teachers about culturally responsive education, I start by asking them a couple simple questions. If you were given the chance to teach in a foreign country, how would you prepare...
View ArticleIntro to Ethics Course Created in OpenClass
In his last post, Dr. Stephen Baldridge of Abilene Christian University talked about creating your own course text in OpenClass. Now he provides a specific example of a course he built on the learning...
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Enjoy the New and Improved OpenClass for iPad
Because teaching and learning can and does take place anywhere and at any time, Pearson continues to update and improve OpenClass for iPad to support and encourage interaction beyond the traditional...
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Giving Students 21st Century Skills for Future Work Readiness: Out with the...
The school bell rings, students rush out of the building. What’s next on the agenda for them? They might go home, get a snack, or kick it with friends, and then start up the second half of their day....
View ArticleAuthoring in OpenClass: Building a Quiz or Exam
The following contribution comes from Abilene Christian University’s Adams Center for Teaching and Learning blog. The Adams Center partners with faculty and faculty groups to address broad areas...
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Five Ways to Bring Hip-Hop into the Classroom
I don’t think there’s a more polarizing and controversial approach to teaching and learning than that of hip-hop education. While some educators attest to its ability to improve their students’ test...
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Finding the Educational Value in Commercial Video Games
If you’re new to the idea of video games in education and their intrinsic learning value, I suggest you read the work of James Gee, Kurt Squire, and Jane McGonigal. Within the last five years, giant...
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OpenClass Named as a Finalist for Two SIIA 2014 CODiE Awards
It was recently announced that Pearson was nominated a record 18 times as a finalist for the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) 2014 CODiE Awards for the education technology...
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Steeped in rich history, Columbia University’s Journalism School forges new...
Columbia University Journalism School – Rob Peters As an educational technologist at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, one of my goals is to foster a sense of community by...
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Using Online Content and Gamification to Engage Students
Silas Burke, High School English Teacher Enrique Cachafeiro, High School Science Teacher Recently, gamification received a new definition from Gartner analyst Brian Burke: “the use of game mechanics...
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