Learning Kearn(el)s

One course can alter the course of one's thinking. At least, this has been my experience.  At the beginning of EDU 653: Emerging Web and Mobile Technologies, I was worried. It was designed in the gamification model, and I JUST KNEW, I was going to hate the class. I had this preconceived notion that it was going to be like playing Grand Theft Auto or something (my husband is quite the gamer...me, not so much). I really wondered if I would get anything out of this course. I've been wrong a time or two in my life (shhhh, don't tell my husband. I have him convinced I'm always right!). From the start, I was sucked into the game....er, class. I wanted to be the first to get the assignments in so that I could earn extra badges, and points!  More points meant that I was closer to finishing the course! It was easier to keep track of assignments than a traditional syllabus. I actually found myself...ENJOYING this game/class. There were a few memorable a...

I admit it: I am horrible at determining if photos online are real or fake. I rely heavily on sites like snopes.com to determine authenticity. However, Snopes doesn't cover everything. For example, I was recently given an assignment where I had to determine the authenticity of  few things- photos, quotes, reviews. I did not do so hot. Check THESE out. Which are real and which are fake? I don't want to reveal the answers, but you can go HERE to find out if you were right or wrong. My correctness rate- not so great, but not horrible either. I got the photo wrong, the reviews correct, and I had two quotes correct, one wrong. So 50/50.  I found it interesting that I fared better with  the quotes and reviews than the photos. Interesting, but not surprising. Because I am an avid reader, and I have trained as a historian, I am already a little more critical of what I read. So, I need to work a little more on my critical skills with photos! How ...