Tryggvi Thayer, Ph.D.
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Category Archives: Knowledge development
How has technology made a difference? An observant quote.
Another quote for my non-existent Quote of the Day feature (underline is mine): “To date, I am not convinced that educational technology has made much of a difference in the classroom. What has made a difference is technology used by … Continue reading
Apple’s textbook disruption a bit of a dud? Where’s the pedagogy?
Apple promised a major announcement yesterday having to do with textbooks. Turns out that what they were so excited about was their new version of the iBooks application for the iPad and a new Mac application for creating “interactive textbooks”. … Continue reading
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“Learning” is built into the technology!
If I had a “quote of the day” feature, this would be on it somewhere (italics are mine): “Our charge was to accept the challenge of an Information Age and acknowledge, at the conceptual as well as at the methodological … Continue reading
Opið hvernig? Hið “opna” og myndun þekkingarsamfélaga
This is a presentation that I made on Open Educational Resources and the concept of “openness” in Reykjavík, Iceland, November 2011. There is an english translation of the text in the works below the slide show. Erindi flutt á Ráðstefnu … Continue reading
What can we learn from Finnish education: A reaction to Diane Ravitch
This morning (Oct. 12, 2011) Diane Ravitch tweeted about an article on the “Bridging Differences” website that describes some of what she learned on her recent visit to Finland (anyone who follows Ravitch’s tweets will have known about this visit). … Continue reading
What do we really mean by “technology integration”?
Technology integration is a critical issue in education and one that has received considerable scholarly attention over the past two decades, at least. However, we have to be careful when we toss around the term “integration” as if it refers … Continue reading
