Google Blooms
| 2011/04/05 | Posted by Candace Nast under Towards Better Teaching |
Remember Bloom’s Taxonomy? It’s that handy tool that helps you create measurable learning outcomes. What if there was an easy way to match your learning goals to tools that support your students’ learning at each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy? And what if those tools were free? Enter Google Blooms, assembled by Kathy Schrock. Kathy’s created…
Learning by doing: Mapping Community Assets
| 2011/03/24 | Featured, Maps, Towards Better Teaching |
University of Windsor Social Work students have placements in their senior years where they gain experience in the field and make community connections. They each bring passion and unique skills to their organizations. Take Lillian Gallant for example: her placement this term has been at the Ford City Neighbourhood Renewal project (housed in the Gino…
Spicy Nodes for Active Learning
| 2011/03/23 | Featured, Towards Better Teaching |
I love trying out new (to me) tools for teaching and learning. I was looking for a way to model “Active Learning” — this idea that students learn when they’re engaged in the process of learning. I found “Spicy Nodes” and voilà: a visualization of active learning was born. Click on the various “nodes” or…
Mapping with the kid
| 2011/02/26 | Featured, Maps |
On Friday nights while my middle kid practices with his soccer team, my youngest and I go to the nearby coffee shop and work on code. He’s 10 years old. Our first project was a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure program in Python, then we moved to a random generator (again in Python), and last night he mapped some…
Mapping the City of Windsor’s Open Data
| 2011/02/20 | Featured, Maps, OpenData |
This map uses open data from the City of Windsor Open Data Catalogue. If you’re interested in the process used to make this map I’ve included step-by-steps at the bottom of the page. Drag and zoom to explore. Key to icons: Large red = Community Centres Large purple = Libraries Large blue = Arenas…
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