Assessment ...A new way of thinking about grades

Assessment is the process that teachers use to determine how instruction is going, and the process that is used to make corrections to that instruction.

Grading is the process of evaluating students, ...

Comparing Three Approaches for Hands-on Science on Teaching

This revised site (4/8/06) implyed knowledge and skill have traditionally been the mainstays of American education. They want students to be knowledgeable about history, science, geography, and so on. They want students to be skillful in the routines of arithmetic, the craft of writing, the use of foreign languages. This new site presents three interesting applied approaches "hands-on" approaches on teaching for understanding.

Integrating Web-Based Technology into Education

This concept paper includes how the political pressures associated with putting education online are real and considerable, but there are justifiable reasons to take the Internet seriously for education that take full advantage of the Internet's educational capabilities without compromising what we know about learning and teaching.

Multimedia Learning in Games, Simulations, and Microworlds

This timely article reviews and critiques the scientific evidence and research methods studying the use of games, simulations, and microworlds as multimedia learning tools. It also focuses on interactive educational multimedia, which is distinguished from scripted forms of educational multimedia by the degree to which users participate in and control the multimedia software.

An Introduction to Connective Knowledge

This paper provides an overview of connective knowledge. It is intended to be an introduction, expressed as non-technically as possible, with embedded bibliography.

2nd Annual Teaching with Technology Idea Exchange

Distance Education at Utah Valley State College is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Teaching with Technology Idea Exchange, June 1-2 on the UVSC campus in Orem, Utah.