Pioneer Woman vs. the Mop: Rethinking Old Designs
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When is simple good enough? Read about my battle with the mop, and some questions for design thinking for our students.
Technology Provides Enhanced Capabilities for Educating Learners
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Technology provides enhanced capabilities for educating learners, and schools should embrace these capabilities to reshape education and to prepare students for the changing world. Collins & Halverson (2009) identify these enhanced capabilities as “just-in-time” learning, customization, learner control, interaction, scaffolding, games & simulation, multimedia, publication, and reflection. These nine enhanced capabilities were aligned with established […]