To improve student performance, start thinking like a coach

To improve student performance, start thinking like a coach

As a farm kid, I never had time for sports, never had an opportunity to work with a great coach. Even so, this article on coach-like feedback resonates with me as it makes a compelling argument for a means to improve learning. Jeff / CIE. To Improve Student...
Goodbye VHS and Video Distribution

Goodbye VHS and Video Distribution

We have officially said goodbye to VHS Technology and Video Distribution.  Educational Media Technologies has removed all VHS tapes from the media library. We will be sending those VHS tapes to recycling on August 1st. If you would like any of these VHS tapes for your...
A Prisoner for Technology

A Prisoner for Technology

I was recently sent to the Ohio State Reformatory to do hard-time attending the Ohio Moodlemoot in Mansfield, Ohio. Once in custody, we were all held prisoners for the two day conference in hopes that we would learn something new. The conference focused on how...
An Effective Learning Environment is a Shared Responsibility

An Effective Learning Environment is a Shared Responsibility

This article by Maryellen Weimer, PhD, appeared in the June 18, 2014 edition of Faculty Focus. Whether it’s a student who is texting during class, an online student who makes minimal comments to the discussion board, or a teacher who marches nonstop through mountains...