We are having a conversation on one of the lists I’m on about the use of technology in the classroom. A colleague of mine who is not really in favor of tech in schools said that tools do not make … Continue reading →

Instructional Strategies for Use with Games Interested in using games in the classroom but not quite sure how? My upcoming book will have an extensive set of supplementary materials, from summaries of the theories and models discussed in the book, to … Continue reading →

Our brains are wired to analyze patterns, make predicti […]The post Reduce the Weak Links in Your eLearning: Part 1 appeared first on eLearning Brothers.

Thought I should upload a few of my more recent talks. This one is from the CNIE conference in May 2014 that I did with Dana Ruggiero. [P] Presentation Ruggiero, D. & Becker, K. (2014) The Virtue of Failure: Designing … Continue reading →

by Anant Agarwal and Michael Crow, Quartz It might be difficult to believe that by 2020, the U.S. alone will be three million college graduates short of what projections say the economy will need. By 2025, that number could skyrocket to 16 million. Making college exclusive and expensive is not the answer the global economy needs, [...]

Here’s another fairly recent talk, also from CNIE 2014. [P] Presentation Becker, K. (2014) Walking the Talk : Signature Pedagogies and Metateaching in Graduate-Level Education Courses, CNIE 2014 Confluences: Spaces, Places & Cultures for Innovative Learning, Kamloops, BC, May 13-16, … Continue reading →

by Guest, Corner of College and Allen So how does one plan, implement, and prepare for successful online classes? As mother of three children, student at Penn State World Campus at least three-quarters of my time, and intern part-time in human resources for Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, I have a lot on my plate. But despite [...]

Photo: Ricardo Cortez"Congratulations to those students who have been accepted to a PhD program in the mathematical sciences starting in the fall!" according to Ricardo Cortez, Pendergraft William Larkin Duren Professor, Mathematics Department, Tulane University, and the founder of the e-Mentoring Network in the Mathematical Sciences. Photo: FreeDigitalPhotos.netYou are about to start an unforgettable part of your life. What you will soon realize is that the first year of graduate school is a time of important transitions in the way you study, the way you think about mathematics, the way you think about yourself and the way you think of your professors. Below I offer some suggestions of what you can do this summer in order to be better prepared for the transition to grad school.Review what you learned in your Real Analysis course: Regardless of the area of mathematics you end up choosing for your dissertation, Real Analysis will play a key role. This is why the great majority of PhD programs will require that you pass an Analysis exam. Don’t just rely on the fact that you took an Analysis course as an undergrad. Review this material during the summer before you take a graduate Analysis course.Understand the requirements of your program: Most PhD programs have requirements that include written exams (Qualifying exams or Preliminary exams), an oral exam, a specific number of course credits, and a dissertation. Your program has a list of such requirements and the times by when they must be satisfied. For example, the written exams must be passed typically during your second year, sometimes sooner. Make sure you know exactly the requirements of your program and when each must be satisfied. Verify your understanding with the graduate coordinator or chair of the department...The most significant transition that you will make in graduate school is to go from being the student who is good at solving problems you are asked to solve to becoming the researcher who understands what the next problem that needs to be solved is. This requires understanding the bigger picture of where the problems fit. It helps to get comfortable talking to your professors about math. As a professor I am constantly looking for graduate students that are making this transition.Read more... Source: AMS Blogs

Will at Work Learning: Mythical Retention Data & The Corrupted Cone. Thank you Will Thalheimer for taking the time to pull this all together. This is one of those trite myths that is so popular but that actually has the potential … Continue reading →

Back in May, I presented at the 11th annual Lectora User Conference. My presentation was all about using Lectora’s status indicator object and showcasing unique, but easily implemented, uses for it within courses. A few lucky participants walked away with our recently released E-Learning Uncovered: Lectora 12 book.  If you weren’t able to attend, you […] The post Event Recap: Lectora User Conference 2015 appeared first on E-Learning Uncovered.