The Internet Mantra
In trying to boil down the secrets of being a good computer user, I came up with this simple Internet Mantra– please share it...
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March 24, 2023
What’s Different Between the Life of a Classroom Teacher vs. Instructional Designer?
How is the day-to-day life of an Instructional Designer different than that of a K12 classroom teacher? Many classroom teachers are looking to make...
February 10, 2023
The “Attention Method” for Effective Presentation Decks – Updated
This is an update to my previous post, The “Attention Method” for Effective PowerPoint Presentations. My Attention Method™ of presentation design is a philosophy...
August 24, 2022
Microlearning is not a Platform, it’s a Design Choice
One frequent buzzword you’ll hear a lot in the eLearning world is “microlearning”. More often than not, it’s pushed by companies trying to sell...
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MOOCs Can Save Students, Not Just Dollars
Response to The Trouble with Online College, NY Times I think this article is right on the money about the challenges of online learning—...
Making HTML5 Presentations in the Cloud with Markdown: Slid.es
Since coming to the realization that we should all be writing for the web and not for paper, I’ve been trying to figure out...
With new EdTech, Ask Yourself: “What Problem am I Trying to Solve”?
It’s no secret that people have a hard time critically evaluating technology. Our tiny mammalian brains are powerless to resist the charms of a...
Reflection on Losing a Laptop– Security, Syncing, and Lessons Learned
This week I had a taste of fear and regret when I thought I left my laptop on the bus. I spent a whole...
Sleep Cycle Smartphone Apps Wake You When You’re Rested
I was never a worse insomniac than when I was teaching. I would often spend nights just staring at the ceiling, my mind racing...
Why Write for Paper? Or ‘How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love HTML’
I’ve been blabbering on recently about #Markdown here on TedCurran.net, and I just managed to interest a roomful of seemingly sane people why putting...
Downloading YouTube: The Definitive Guide for Teachers
Picture this: You stayed up all last night preparing an amazing lecture, complete with the perfect YouTube video to illustrate the concept for your...
Readable: Simply Make Any Website Easier on the Eyes
In recent years, a few tools have emerged to save websites for later reading in a more readable format. These sites, like Instapaper, Pocket,...
Using Markdown: A Quicker Way to Write for the Web
Most of us grew up writing in a word processor, editing our words for the printed page. I argued recently that we need to...
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