Entries by Brandon Muramatsu

Scoop.it Test

Testing out Scoop.it /these aren’t the droids you’re looking for /move along [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][hungryfeed url=”http://www.scoop.it/t/mitcet-online-learning/rss.xml”][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

October 4, 2012 by

PeerWise re: Embedded Assessment

We’ve been thinking about how to develop what we’re calling an embedded assessment service. Here’s an interesting tool for collaboratively engaging students in generating questions, reasoning and answers. PeerwWise: A platform for enabling students to construct their own questions about the material they’re learning, explain their reasoning and share and comment on their classmates questions… Continue Reading PeerWise re: Embedded Assessment

October 4, 2012 by
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Tuesday Tip: Using HTML5 Video and Getting Responsive

So, this works here on my WordPress blog, I can’t say if it’ll work everywhere. I wanted to insert a Ted Talk video, using the h.264 encoded mp4 instead of Flash. I found out a convenient way of getting to the full path to the video by watching optikalefxx’s YouTube video Embed HTML5 Versions of… Continue Reading Tuesday Tip: Using HTML5 Video and Getting Responsive

October 2, 2012 /2 Comments/by

Why I dislike (hate really) the iOS Podcast App

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]I tried Apple’s stand-alone podcast app when it was released, probably in early July. I wanted it to work really I did. I was forced to use it again in iOS 6.… Continue Reading Why I dislike (hate really) the iOS Podcast App

October 1, 2012 by
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muraPOI: October 1, 2012

15-minute writing exercise closes the gender gap in university-level physics: This is nearly unbelievable, (two) simple 15 minute writing exercises in which are designed to “to affirm a person’s values, boosting their sense of self-worth and integrity, and reinforcing their belief in themselves. For people who suffer from negative stereotypes, this can make all the… Continue Reading muraPOI: October 1, 2012

October 1, 2012 by

Information Flow: Consuming #blendkit2012 and Freeing Content

This notion of “flow” was raised in the #blendkit2012 MOOC on blended learning by the folks that developed Blended Learning Toolkit. Drs. Kelvin Thompson and Linda Futch, in their introduction email link to an article by danah boyd titled Streams of Content, Limited Attention: The Flow of Information through Social Media. They use this to… Continue Reading Information Flow: Consuming #blendkit2012 and Freeing Content

September 29, 2012 by