Tag Archives: learning

Technology and Classrooms

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Tricia Ransom

I recently read a blog post by David Kelly about technology in the classroom titled “Why Technology Belongs in a Classroom“. David was responding to a blog post by Clay Shirky, “Why Clay Shirky Banned Laptops, Tablets, and Phones From … Continue reading →

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Picasso and Me

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Tricia Ransom

“A picture used to be a sum of additions. In my case, a picture is a sum of destructions.” ~Pablo Picasso “A course used to be a sum of added information. In my case, a course is a sum of … Continue reading →

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Show Your Work: SMEs

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Tricia Ransom

We all work with SMEs. Sometimes it’s wonderful, sometimes painful. Here are my tips from 2010. I still stand by these: My philosophy is that SMEs are busy and my job is to minimize my impact on their time while … Continue reading →

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Part II: Learning About Learning From My Ancestors — Grandma

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Tricia Ransom

An old draft post I found from November 2009. This is part II in my series about how/why I’m so focused on learning. It’s a learned trait – passed from my great-grandmother to my grandmother to my mom to me. … Continue reading →

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Show Your Work: Novice Script Writer

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Tricia Ransom

The Articulate elearning challenge this week is about recording audio for online learning. It got me thinking that before you can record audio, you really need to have a script to record. I’m a novice script writer, but here are … Continue reading →

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