Aaron Carpenter's blog

During the Elluminate session a wonderful phrase was brought up: Cognitive Offloading. It basically means we no longer bother remembering things that can be easily found in another source. As Eric brought up, you use this every day and don’t even realize it. Own a cell phone? How many of those phone numbers do you […]

We have thankfully come to realize that the Sage on the Stage is not always the best way to actually create real learning where the information is actually internalized well enough that the guiding principles can be applied to different situations. The article “Smart People or Smart Contexts” explains this concept. It challenges the old […]

I got to thinking the other day where lots of my data is actually located and the truth of the matter is I don’t have a clue. I’m old enough to remember those massive floppy drives that ran the programs on those slate gray ancient Macs and it was understood that the programs existed on […]

Part of the problem in today’s digital age is that there is almost too much information out there for us to be able to absorb. The challenge lies in being able to filter and distill down the information that is pertinent to our long-term learning growth. The way we can do that is to create […]

This was the first week that our class met in Second Life for a class session. I have to say it was an interesting time to say the least and quite a bit more frustrating than just using Elluminate. I put together a few random things that came to mind while using it for our […]

I have a confession to make: I am still in love with paper. Yes, it sounds like utter sacrilege for a student in a technology field that has its specialty in online learning to still like writing things out longhand but it’s hard to wean myself off the habit. Like an addict looking for their […]

6820 elearning Here is a powerpoint document for everyone that breaks down the Week 2 readings on the Philosophies related to education from Heather Kanuka. Please review the information and answer the discussion questions at the end of the document.

This week was my first opportunity to use the Elluminate collaborative learning online software in my Digital Learning Theory class, and I have to say that I was impressed. Despite everyone living in different cities and the wide variety of computer equipment that I imagine was being used the session went off with little in […]

DNA From the Beginning (Type: Simulation, Format: Shockwave) I looked at the DNA From the Beginning simulation, which is created in Shockwave. It is a set of 41 tutorials in three different categories, Classical Genetics, Molecules of Genetics, and Genetic Organization and Control. There are 6 distinct categories that Merlot has come up with to […]