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Universal principles of learning task design. Crisis edition.

Apr 11, 2020

in Education, Learning

blended learning, online assessment, online learning, online teaching, plain text, remote assessment, remote learning, technology, technology-based education, video lectures, video-based learning

It seems that everyone has decided to move teaching, learning and assessment online with a massive focus on synchronous, video-based lectures as the primary means of “delivering” the curriculum remotely. It’s as if we don’t have about 100 years of experience with distance learning to draw from and that there are no lessons to be…
Tools for writing

Oct 24, 2013

in Writing

Abiword, authorea, calligra, draft, editorially, libreoffice, lyx, markdown, ms word, multimarkdown, opendocument, plain text, springpad, uberwriter, writing

I’m always on the lookout for new tools that might help me with my writing and I like to experiment with new platforms and processes that could be useful, or even just fun. Up until now I’ve used LibreOffice as my main writing platform, although I’ve also experimented with Abiword, Calligra, Lyx and of course,…