Author Archives: knlistman

Disconnected

Posted on June 19, 2013 by knlistman

I used to view movies such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Colossus: The Forbin Project, as completely improbable. As far as I was concerned computers were machines without autonomous thought; they had neither the capacity or desire to rule … Continue reading →

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Games make you smarter at what?

Posted on June 18, 2013 by knlistman

If you have been paying any attention to news about using games for education, you’ve heard of Dr. Daphne Bavelier. There have been numerous articles repeating what she summarized in her TED Talk  – that research shows playing video games (the … Continue reading →

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Gaming the educational system

Posted on June 15, 2013 by knlistman

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reviewing research on playing video games in education. Actually, research on this topic has been going on for a while; it just has not been very conclusive. For example, in 2002, researcher Ricardo … Continue reading →

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The limits of e-learning

Posted on June 14, 2013 by knlistman

With the glut of information offered on the Internet, including  MOOCs (massive online open courses) offered free from prestigious universities like Harvard and MIT, many educators are beginning to fear for their lively hood. There are reasons that human educators … Continue reading →

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Adventures in the electronic classroom

Posted on June 13, 2013 by knlistman

 Some of the middle school students tumble out of their seats and rush to the portable cart as soon as the teacher announces “Today we will be starting to use the iPads.” Others hang back warily. The inclusion of new electronics … Continue reading →

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Is Internet access the new leveler of society?

Posted on June 12, 2013 by knlistman

Most schools would love to have the complications of e-learning in a classroom that happen when the dream of an iPad for every student actually occurs.  But due to lack of funding they are scrambling to figure out how to … Continue reading →

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Does social media help or hurt students?

Posted on June 11, 2013 by knlistman

Does using a social media interface like Facebook, Twitter or Snapchat help students or hurt them? Does increasing use of social media cause a digital divide leaving the lower class even more disadvantaged or provide a new path for education? … Continue reading →

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My teacher can see my Facebook?

Posted on June 8, 2013 by knlistman

Ask any high school student if they want an easy convenient way to access assignments and communicate. Of course they do. But, going to a teacher’s website is too much hassle. Students are always checking on their social media accounts … Continue reading →

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You’ve probably seen the trend in education and training blogs – Use existing social media (i.e., Facebook) to create a collaborative social learning group. So far I’ve found the  the overwhelming number of posts from my professional circles share photos … Continue reading →

Posted on June 7, 2013 by knlistman | Leave a comment