by Ari Yares | Sep 10, 2015 | 21st Century Learning
Ever since I saw this image on Facebook, it’s been bothering me. On the surface, it’s a great teacher hack – get the phones out of the kids’ hands and take attendance. It’s a marvelous mix of classroom management and administration,...
by Ari Yares | Mar 21, 2013 | 21st Century Learning
Making the switch to a blended learning format for a course is intimidating. Frequently, it is referred to as a fundamental switch in the way that we conduct education. Having looked at Kahn Academy and a variety of online courses, I can see exactly why we feel...
by Ari Yares | Apr 18, 2013 | 21st Century Learning
In an era where we are supposed to be promoting the use of technology, I have to admit that there is one tech tool that I just see as overused and poorly applied. It’s PowerPoint.When I taught instructional technology at Temple University, I devoted a few...
by Ari Yares | Apr 14, 2016 | 21st Century Learning
In cleaning up my digital life, I recently stumbled across my notes from when I was an instructor at Temple University’s College of Education in educational technology. Given that I last taught this course well over a decade ago, most of the tools that we...
