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The new LMS

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

–Sorry, somehow I forgot to polish this post before publishing it. So, I’m adding the links in their proper places 🙂 It was doomed, yet the LMS resurfaced with an apparent change, deeper than a facelift. Moodle has finally released … Continue reading →

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Segundo Encuentro de la Red de Educadores Puertorriqueños: 5/feb/2011

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

La Red de Educadores Puertorriqueños invita a su Segundo Encuentro, el sábado 5 de febrero en el Recinto de Aguadilla de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. El programa incluye varios talleres superinteresantes y un Panel sobre el CĂłdigo Abierto (Open … Continue reading →

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Myths of Teaching & Learning – 5

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Quizzes Considered Harmful Yes, another myth on teaching & learning came out of the closet on a Friday at a seminar I was offering on Blogs, RSS and the full Monty. I said it was impossible to ascertain the identity … Continue reading →

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State of Siege ~ Estado de sitio

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Antonio Vantaggiato

The sad situation of the University of Puerto Rico and in general of the neo-liberal ideologies around the world remind me it’s incredible that the peoples have actually voted for Governor Fortuño, like they had for Berlusconi, George W. Bush … Continue reading →

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Elementary School, Watson!

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Antonio Vantaggiato

An extract follows from This 8th Grade Exam From the 1930s Is Really Hard by Nikhil Swaminathan of Good Education. Earlier this week, Valerie Strauss over at The Washington Post‘s Answer Sheet blog posted an exam given to eighth grade … Continue reading →

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