Posted by busynessgirl | Dec 7, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Another “food for thought” video from Digital Ethnography.”A Vision of Students Today”My Questions … and my responses.1. Are the majority of faculty ready to teach (no… manage learning) in a...
Read MorePosted by busynessgirl | Dec 5, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Today I saw that my Alma mater, TJHSS&T, was listed as by U.S. News & World Report as the #1 (that’s right, #1) high school in the nation. TJ is a magnet high school for science & technology. I was a member of...
Read MorePosted by busynessgirl | Dec 5, 2007 | Teaching Math Online |
Someone asked me to share good websites for “Online Readiness” surveys for online or distance learning. Here are some of the good ones that I’ve run across.Georgia SORT (this whole platform/survey is truly...
Read MorePosted by busynessgirl | Dec 3, 2007 | Algebra, Math for Elem Teachers |
Ron Eglash has a wonderful newly posted Ted Talk on Fractals, he discusses:Cantor setsHelge von Koch’s variation on Cantor setsSelf-similar structures in natureRoyal insignia (rectangles within rectangles)African village...
Read MorePosted by busynessgirl | Dec 1, 2007 | Uncategorized |
I had one of those “now I feel like an idiot” moments today when I discovered how to do something completely by accident. I always suspected that there might have been an easy way (in Word) to resize an entire table...
Read MorePosted by busynessgirl | Nov 30, 2007 | Calculus (SV), College Algebra |
This Radioactive Decay Java applet can be found in the National Curve Bank. It was written by Cindy So (Cal State LA) and includes all the data you’d ever need to do realistic radioactive decay problems. You can use the...
Read MorePosted by busynessgirl | Nov 28, 2007 | Equation Editors |
Here is a short video demonstration with a few of the tidbits about MathType I picked up from the Design Science Webinar from Bob Matthews:Resizing the view of the MathType buttons Quickly changing the zoom of text without...
Read MorePosted by busynessgirl | Nov 27, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Video “food for thought” Web 2.0… The Machine is Us/ing Us
Read MorePosted by busynessgirl | Nov 27, 2007 | Calculus (SV) |
I was playing with a newly discovered website collection of applets tonight and I found this cute one on “surfing” curves for derivatives. You’ll need an updated Java plug-in for this one.If you really object...
Read MorePosted by busynessgirl | Nov 26, 2007 | Faculty Development |
Well, I’d like to say I know exactly how to do this, but I’m still researching the theory behind this one and experimenting a bit myself. I would like to send you to a recent issue of the Educause Review called...
Read MorePosted by busynessgirl | Nov 21, 2007 | Teaching Math Online |
If you are planning for your first online class, and haven’t put one in your college schedule of classes yet, consider this advice…I find it tremendously valuable to be teaching both a traditional and an online...
Read MorePosted by busynessgirl | Nov 20, 2007 | Future of Higher Ed |
Today, I’m sending you to read this article “21st Century Learning: ‘We’re Not Even Close’ from THE Journal. This article summarizes the highlights of a paper published jointly by SETDA, ISTE, and...
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