I just gave a presentation about “Project-Based Learning” at the eTwinning Contact Seminar, in Luxembourg: http://www.slideshare.net/rreuter/project-based-learning-a-teaser-2015-05-29-reuter-busana and got some very nice feedback.
Lord David Puttnam: Keynote at #eTconf14
Lord David Puttnam: RESILIENT EDUCATION – We are encountering three “climate changes” at once – digital, ecological and economic. Can our education systems cope with this triple threat? He’s showing an excerpt from Walt Disney’s Pinocchio, which he shows to his students, to show the power of cinema…
Reporting from the eTwinning 2014 conference in Rome/Italy
Dear Readers, I’m currently in Rome at the eTwinning 2014 conference and will be blogging here, facebooking and tweeting (#eTconf2014) about all the interesting things I’ll hear and see about the use of digital media & technologies in education. You may find further information about the event here: http://conference2014.etwinning.net. All…
New mooc-learning experience: Design & Development of Educational Technology
I’m happy and exited to start a new mooc-learning experience on Design & Development of Educational Technology at #MITx #11.132x. This course’s description and objectives sound like it’s THE course I had to take… To be effective, educational technologies must be designed based on what we know about how people learn. Through interviews…
New “public outreach” article on Applied Learning Sciences
I’ve just linked a recent “public outreach” article on Academia.edu containing an “expert interview” with me on the topic of applying learning sciences to everyday school-oriented learning practices. http://bit.ly/1rs0FZU Feel free to comment it, if you can read German and feel like you’ve got something valuable to say about this…
Big Trend: Free online learning & assessment resources
I’ve got the impression that many companies are investing in offering free online learning and assessment resources and tools. I recently discovered these two: http://www.varsitytutors.com/practice-tests http://www.varsitytutors.com/classroom-assessment They can be interesting for learners, looking for self-paced revision and for teachers wishing to make their jobs easier (and spend their time on…
What can schools, teachers and learners learn from implicit learning research?
Here is the slideshow of my oral presentation “What can schools, teachers and learners learn from implicit learning research?”, that I just gave at the Fourth scientific symposium of the Association for Research in Neuroeducation, at the Université de Caen, in Caen, Basse-Normandie, France . http://www.slideshare.net/rreuter/reuter-arn20140527
New membership to a professional association – ARN
I just signed up for regular membership at the ARN – ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE EN NEUROÉDUCATION / ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN NEUROEDUCATION, 1) because I’ll present a poster at their conference in may 2014, and 2) because I like being networked with other researchers eager to better “Understanding the Brain…
DNLE – Assignment #4: Learning Classification Chart using Bloom’s Taxonomy
Our 4th assignment was to use Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning Objectives and find an educational technology (I suppose they should be digital tools) that would allow teachers to design a learning activity for their students, which aims at the corresponding learning objective. Even though the assignment only states that we…
DNLE – Assignment #3: Prescription for a Learning Problem
Our 3rd individual assignement was to take another student’s Educational Challenge Scenario (from assignment #2) and try to write up a way to find a solution to the challenge described. I’ve chosen to suggest a solution to this challenge scenario: Training for unmotivated teachers to use technology 1 Home Based Learning online…