David Wees's Blog – February 2009 Archive (2)

I'm currently enrolled in my Masters in Educational Technology at the University of British Columbia, and it's a wonderful program, I highly recommend it. One of the things we are currently looking into is something called the Jasper series, which is essentially a series of videos intended to bring real applications of mathematics into the classroom.



The series has a set up a problem in the real world (like rescuing an injured Eagle, etc...) and students are given a bunch of… Continue

Hi everyone,



I'm working on my Masters degree in Educational Technology and am in the middle of writing a paper. I'm trying to justify the conclusion in my paper that training in the use of technology has an effect on student achievement.



As part of this process, I'm conducting a very simple survey. How much training in technology do you receive at your school?



Check out my survey and please take a minute or so to answer it.… Continue