Monthly Archives: April 2008
Oh Remember, Remember
I prepared the following Relief Society lesson from text given by LDS Elder Henry B. Eyring in the November, 2007 issue of Ensign magazine. Much of the text below is in his words, not mine. O remember, remember, Book of Mormon prophets often implored. My point is to urge you to find ways to recognize and remember God’s kindness. Elder [...]
Using Concept Maps to Enhance Students’ Prior Knowledge in Complex Learning
The following is my presentation given at our Learning Sciences Seminar 2 weeks ago. Hypermedia and Learning Great potential Distance learning is important for many adult learners Hypermedia is now an important component of our own courses The Problem with Constructing New Knowledge Without prior knowledge, learners are limited in their ability to construct knowledge [...]
I can’t believe it… it’s over
Hallelujah! The hellish year of the quantitative statistics doctoral introductory course is over! I worked so hard to try and learn statistics. It had been 20 years since I took a math class, so it was quite a challenge. However, I have recently been understanding statistics better because I have been applying my own data [...]
Understanding Advanced Statistics
Studying Away I have been struggling away for 2 semesters to try to understand intermediate social sciences statistics. Because I am a mom and full time employee, I don’t get to study stats a few hours a day like many of the other 30 students in this course (yes, it’s quite popular and required). Fortunately, [...]
Studying for Stats final
Sorry, I have been really busy studying for my statistics final Today, I am studying correlations; I will be studying regression equations tomorrow. I hope all is going well with you all. I am pulling weird hours of being awake and then asleep while I study for my final and work through being ill with [...]
My Rudimentary Conclusions about Giving an Academic Seminar
I gave my first seminar today. I guess that giving yearly updates on my research is an important part of being a doctoral student. I was a little nervous, but not nearly as nervous as I would have been 5 years ago. Maturity has helped. However, I would recommend a few things when preparing for [...]
Using Emergent Technologies in Education
WikiBook: Web 2.0 and Emerging Learning Technologies http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies/ID_Models What are some current emerging technologies? Neural interface Voice recognition Brain implants for seeing Ear implants Muscle stimulation allowing controlling body physiology and movements Going beyond WIMP Screen interface Eye interface Nanotechnology Bluetooth interfaces Benefits of using emergent technology in education But there are implications when [...]
Preparing for your thesis defense
Presentation preparation Do NOT stand behind the computer or hide behind a big table. This gives the impression that you are scared silly and that you do not invite a discussion. Talk to others who have already been through it. Ask them what kinds of questions they were given and prepare answers to those questions. [...]
Design versus Function, Really?
There is still a lot of talk about design versus function when creating a usable website. Jakob Nielsen has long stood for the opinion that the Web should be function only. His website is an appalling visual of his theories. Where’s the fun? Is is all about function? You might be able to tell by [...]
Learning the ASL Eye Tracker
Using Family Members Ray, Ben, and Liz have all had the eye tracker on their heads while I tried to figure out how to align the eye tracker to calibrate with the cornea and retina of the right eye. Adrienne’s Help Adrienne Farley spent some time with me today. She gave me some really good [...]
