Posts Tagged ‘rant’
Aiieee-Pad!
Posted by: ashleytan on: February 9, 2012
by Evil Erin Warning: Rant ahead. The dust around River Valley High School’s adoption of the iPad might have settled among the layfolk. But the dust is still swirling in the school. Parents questioned the necessity of the iPad citing reasons like high cost, questionable value add, potential distraction and security risks. My first reaction was, [...]
Ranting at rants 2
Posted by: ashleytan on: December 1, 2011
There was a recent spate of opinion pieces on “cyberbaiting” [1] [2] [3] [4]. There is more than one meaning for this term. I am referring to the practice of agitating or aggravating someone you may not like, secretly recording their reactions and then sharing the recording widely. Student catches bullying teacher on cell phone [...]
Ranting at rants
Posted by: ashleytan on: November 30, 2011
Barely a month goes by without a blogger or a journalist saying that we should reconsider providing students with technology because it does not improve test scores. These reports might take the form of research reviews or newsworthy articles [example]. by Simon Cocks But let us call a spade a spade. Many of those blog [...]
Learning analytics or big brother?
Posted by: ashleytan on: October 26, 2011
I had two meetings with Blackboard (BB) representatives earlier this week and I need to vent. I learnt about a new pricing model and their move towards learning analytics. I could rant about the first but I’ll limit myself to the second. First, I’ll say that learning analytics as described by the NMC in the K-12 [...]
There is no more debate
Posted by: ashleytan on: October 22, 2011
by Inubleachanimefan To the tech luddites I say: There is no more debate on whether technology should be infused, integrated or embedded into education. There is a saying in Singapore: If you don’t study hard, you will fail. If you do study hard, you may pass. Applying this to educational technology, I say that if you don’t [...]
Oo, you’ve got to be kidding!
Posted by: ashleytan on: May 27, 2011
I’ve borrowed that phrase from this tweet: @ashley @hychan_edu I can't help but to say "Oo, you've got to be kidding."— Kwan Tuck Soon (@tucksoon) May 25, 2011 My reply to that tweet was it was doubly wry because I interpret the “Oo” to be a reference to a local journalist’s surname and “kidding” a [...]
Not cool
Posted by: ashleytan on: May 19, 2011
I got a bit steamed when I read yesterday’s ST article, MOE seeks ways to beat the heat in class. It is looking into ways of cooling schools in our hot and humid clime. Singapore’s mrbrown was not impressed. I’m not either, but for different reasons. The first might be an error in reporting. Or [...]
Bumpy fibre optic bandwagon
Posted by: ashleytan on: May 1, 2011
by vissago I normally blog my reflections, about what I am reading or about what I experience and observe as a teacher educator and as the head of the CeL. Today I blog as a Singaporean geek trying to hop on the local fibre optic bandwagon. I was overjoyed when I first heard of the plans [...]
Teach less, learn flaw
Posted by: ashleytan on: April 13, 2011
Warning: Rant ahead… Today, I blog as a parent whose child has started Primary school. But my perceptions are nowhere complete and I stand to be corrected. I wonder why Science is not offered as a subject in the lower Primary levels. If Science is embedded in the other subjects, I’d be happy because then the [...]
Smart boards, dumb move
Posted by: ashleytan on: March 1, 2011
Last week I read in the Nanyang Chronicle about NTU’s plans to upgrade its campus so that it has more progressive feel to it. Progressive was my word for what I read. The article talked about a Holland Village like feel, collaborative classrooms and informal learning spaces. I am glad that the planners realize that the [...]
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