Place Based Education
Posts by John Hardison
EdTech
A Gold Mine of #EdTech Resources: Part I
So, in the spirit of Mrs. Kelly, and to kick-off the new school year, I embark on a two-part series of sharing all the edtech resources I have stored in my mental Rolodex. Or, at least, all that I still use and care to remember. Thanks in no small part to all the amazing colleagues who have shared with me throughout my career, I embrace these technology gadgets as an endless treasure of educational tools.
EdTech
50 Questions for the Effective & Efficient Educator
If your students weren't required to attend your classes, would they? Check out these 50 "Back-to-School" questions for the effective and efficient educator.
EdTech
Classroom Design and the Learning Experience
Before I move into a new classroom, have I re-evaluated my classroom design and given serious contemplation to the learning experiences it perpetuates? Hmmm. Well, that time is now. And here is my plan.
EdTech
Seeing is Believing: The Awesomeness that is zSpace
You see, when I think about my recent test-drive of the zSpace System, which is defined by the self-titled technology provider as “a virtual reality environment for immersive exploration, visualization, and learning,” I find myself with a swirling brain full of positive adjectives that ironically render me nearly speechless.
Leadership
The Classroom & Learning in 5 Years: Impossible to Envision?
My New Balance-cushioned pace has a purpose. Every stride, every inquisitive look, every piece of educational bling-bling has me pondering, “What will the classroom and learning look like in five years?”
Leadership
Ignite Sessions: The New Faculty Meetings?
Hey, educational administrators, were you listening at ISTE’s 1st round of the Ignite sessions? If so, you may have walked away with a revolutionary way to conduct future faculty meetings.
EdTech
The #ISTE2014 Conference Survival Guide
Especially for first-time ISTE attendees, the result can be a lack of clarity and an inability to apply the amazing ideas, technology tools, and “Aha!” moments that were so apparent and simple in real time. The ISTE Conference Survival Guide is here. However, there is no need to fear. The ISTE Conference Survival Guide is here.
Personalized Learning
50 End of School Year, Self-Probing Questions for Educators
With summer break just around the corner, it's that time to take an honest self-assessment. Try these 50 out as the end of school quickly approaches.
EdTech
Canvas by Instructure: The Perfect LMS? Quite Possibly
Occasionally, things are not “too good to be true.” They are just that good and that true.
EdTech
15 Ways to Keep Creativity in the #EdChat Conversation
Simply put. Creativity keeps me going. There is nothing comparable to witnessing a student present a project that not only represents what he has learned but who he has become.