by Heather MacCorkle | May 10, 2020 | Education, Learning, Teaching
I created this poster to remind myself of the true value of education, of what it’s all about. As my first group goes into AP® exams this week, it seems important to remember that we don’t go to school to prepare for exams. We go to school to understand...
by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 18, 2020 | Education, Learning, Life, Teaching
This post could have been entitled “5 ways…” or “10 ways…” or maybe even “100 ways,” but the power of three is strong. It craves concision. It requires streamlined thought. It also makes it more difficult to write, but that’s a different post. Before...
by Heather MacCorkle | Sep 24, 2017 | Education, Learning, Moodle, Teaching
One of the first things you learn when studying adult learning is that adults need to know why they are learning something and how they can apply it to their lives. In other words, they need to know how something is relevant to their condition and context. ...
by Heather MacCorkle | Sep 20, 2017 | Education, Learning, Moodle, Teaching
I have been working with the Adapt Learning Framework and Adapt Authoring tool of and on for a while now. (Follow the community @AdaptLearning to learn more about this “Ground breaking #opensource project and THE online community...
by Heather MacCorkle | Sep 9, 2017 | Education, Moodle, Teaching
Recently, I started developing a demo course in a Moodle installation hosted on my site. The latest version of Moodle is so powerful and useful. It shows the dedication of the thousands of people who have contributed to its continued success. Having been a fan for...
by Heather MacCorkle | Sep 4, 2017 | Education, Learning, Life, Teaching
The explosion of media and technology…has made it all the more important that students master the core skills of gathering and evaluating evidence. Reading and writing with independence and confidence will remain master arts in the Information Age. (Vicki Phillips in...
