Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge (TPACK) is a theoretical framework for examining the funds of knowledge which educators use in order to design and develop lessons infused with technology (see the figure below for a graphic representation of TPACK). The term was originated by Dr. Punya Mishra and Dr. Matt Koehler. According to these researchers, [...]
Overview of Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK)
May 11, 2012
Posted in Classroom, General Education, Getting Started, IMPACT, Professional Development
Tagged ed tech, Koehler, Mishra, pedagogy, Shulman, teaching and learning, TPACK, TPCK
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Review of IDC Tools to Assess Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Domain
May 4, 2012
There are three types of learning identified by a committee of colleges, led by Benjamin Bloom (1956): Cognitive: mental skills (Knowledge) Affective: growth in feelings or emotional areas (Attitude) Psychomotor: manual or physical skills (Skills) The Bloom group worked out details on the Cognitive Domain which involves knowledge and the development of intellectual skills. As [...]
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Blackboard Learn: Dropping Grades from Calcuation
May 2, 2012
In Blackboard Learn, it is possible to compare a set of assignments, tests, etc. and apply special rules to how the grade is calculated for these sets. You can instruct the Grade Center to drop a specified number of highest grades, lowest grades, or even a combination of both. In order to access these rules, [...]
The Blackboard Learn Opportunity
April 30, 2012
The move to Blackboard Learn 9.1 from the current version of BlackboardVista 8 is not an update. It is instead a transition from one course management system (CMS) to another. Despite the sharing of the Blackboard name, the systems are very different. The current Blackboard Vista 8 represents the end of the WebCT era: the [...]
Use Full Check in Adobe Acrobat Pro When Checking Accessibility
April 11, 2012
It is important to make PDF documents and forms accessible to individuals with disabilities. To help, Adobe Acrobat Professional has two separate accessibility checks that it can perform. They are called the Quick Check and the Full Check. One of them should be avoided. The Quick Check for accessibility in essence is only checking to [...]
Instruction Organization- Gagné’s 9 Events of Instruction
April 6, 2012
I am intensively involved in IMPACT project. Every week we have faculty workshop sessions for 75 minutes covering various topics such as learner characteristics, learning goals, learning objectives, Bloom’s Taxonomy, transformation models, assessment and so on. How could faculty put all these pieces together in a lesson which make sense to them and their students? I [...]
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What’s New in Blackboard Learn
March 30, 2012
With Purdue’s change from Blackboard Vista to Blackboard Learn underway, I thought it would be helpful to highlight some of most noticable changes between the two systems, and point out some things the new system lets users do that the old system could not. No Build, Teach, or Student Tabs There are no Build, Teach, [...]
Get Ready for Windows 8
March 23, 2012
David Goldman reports that the new Windows 8, due out later this year is a game changer. It is essentially an attempt to combine the capabilities of a PC with the intuitive look and feel of a tablet. It has touch screen input but can work with a mouse and keyboard as well. The opening [...]
Blackboard Learn Provides Enhanced Group Functions
March 15, 2012
Group functions within Blackboard Learn now allow for collaboration between students using blogs, file exchange, discussion board, journals, tasks, and Wikis. Students within a group can participate in real-time lessons and problem solving exercises. Groups may be set up manually, randomly automatic and by self-enrollment. Any number of groups or students to a group may [...]
The SCALE-UP Learning Environment
March 9, 2012
Recently I attended a presentation by Bob Beichner a Physics Professor from North Carolina State University, where he discussed how he transformed his class into the SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies) learning environment. Dr. Beichner is one of the main pioneers in developing this type of learning environment.
Posted in Classroom, Course Redesign, IMPACT
Tagged active learning, IMPACT, Learning environment, student centered
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