Archive for March 2011
Wednesday 30 March 2011
The worst thing about educational technology is educational technology
by Nik Peachey
This must seem like a contradictory title and an odd one especially coming from me, as I am an educational technology consultant and writer, but to be honest I stand by this statement and I’d like to tell you why. Over the last ten plus years ‘consumer technology’, and by that I mean the everyday [...]
Read more »Saturday 5 March 2011
Is the 140 character ‘micro interaction’ enough?
by Nik Peachey
A few years back educationalists were getting extremely excited about the possibilities that computer games and virtual worlds had to offer within education. Even the mainstream press seemed to develop a fascination for Second Life, which was hardly out of the news and even inspired an episode of the TV crime series CSI. Marc Prensky [...]
Read more »Wednesday 2 March 2011
Recent reviews
Read recent reviews of the two latest titles in the award-winning Delta Teacher Development Series. Read a review of The Business English Teacher from February's Business Spotlight and the latest review of Teaching Online from March's English Teaching Professional here.
Read more »Wednesday 2 March 2011
March’s Delta Download
March's Delta Download is now available! Visit the Downloads area for Part 7 in of our serialisation of The Minimax Teacher by Jon Taylor from Delta Publishing’s Professional Perspectives series. We are offering fantastic FREE resources for teachers every month, simply register here for access and to be informed when the latest Delta Download is available via Delta's monthly e-newsletter.
Read more »Wednesday 2 March 2011
The Minimax Teacher – Part 7
Download Part 7 in our serialisation of The Minimax Teacher by Jon Taylor here for FREE. The Minimax Teacher, part of the Professional Perspectives series, shows teachers how to increase learning efficiency through both a general approach to good learning management and a wealth of ready-to-use activities. The Minimax Teacher focuses on increasing learning efficiency by [...]
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