Posted in Design, Games & Education, Grad School, Technology on May 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In the pursuit of my path through grad school, I have been given the term Distributed Cognition. Thanks, Pamela.
people think in conjunction and partnership with others and with the help of culturally provided tools and implements(Salomon).
What is it? Proponents argue that cognition is not to be found within the head only; rather cognition is distributed [...]
Posted in Education & Technology, Grad School, Moodle on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
I have been asked to look into Moodle. According to Moodle, it is:
A Free, Open Source Course Management System for Online Learning. A virtual Learning Environment.
It is modular and scalable so that it can be customized for a small school or group to a large university w/ 200,000 students. They have 34 pages of add-ons [...]
Posted in Grad School on April 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Only 2 weeks left in the semester. Now, I really must decide if I am joining the EDLT program. I don’t want to in many ways. It does not really excite me. I am not thrilled by pedagogical theories and obscure learning theorists. I like that the program is about technology but it is hard [...]
