Category Archives: Tom’s Writings

13 Reasons Why Digital Learning is Better

Posted on January 12, 2012 by tmarch

What’s so Good about Digital Learning? The following section moves through an extensive list of some of the main aspects that make digital learning different – and better – from what we might be used to. You may be very … Continue reading →

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WebQuest Transformations

Posted on October 13, 2011 by tmarch

Overview I’ve found that there are two main phases to creating and participating in WebQuests.  First there is the whole immersion and information-gathering phase.  Interest is excited and the problem becomes clear so we prepare and soak up lots of … Continue reading →

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Education: We’re in the Humanity Business

Posted on October 6, 2011 by tmarch

The following is a passage from a book I’m working on. I wrote it this morning and thought I’d share it to see if people have any comments.  Thanks, Tom – <soapbox> Clearly we can’t simply drop even the best … Continue reading →

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PLEASE Stop Teaching!

Posted on June 29, 2011 by tmarch

Here’s a passage from my Next Era Ed book I wrote this morning. What if we could improve students: conceptual understandings retention of information quality of performance achievement interest in pursuing further study mental wellness & self concept sophistication of … Continue reading →

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Tom on Ed Tech Crew

Posted on October 28, 2009 by tmarch

Continuing on the NML de-brief, I had a really nice chat with the Ed Tech Crew: Darrel Branson (The ICT Guy) and Tony Richards (from itmadesimple.com). Here’s the podcast: Don’t forget to look for links and further discussions on the … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Teaching Skills

Posted on February 3, 2009 by tmarch

Hello!  Above is an emerging vision of how to define and support teachers as they develop their “Contemporary Teaching” (and Learning!) skills.  The term comes from MCEETYA, which does a good job of describing what others have called “21st Century” … Continue reading →

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Tom’s New WebQuest article

Posted on November 19, 2007 by tmarch

Interactive Educational Multimedia has just published my most recent article, Revisiting WebQuests in a Web 2 World. As the subtitle indicates, with Web 2.0, “developments in technology and pedagogy combine to scaffold personal learning.” The WebQuest was launched in 1995 … Continue reading →

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