Lab Notes
Build vs Buy: Software
With growing reliance on software for all manner of work, it is a good time to take up the old question of whether it is better to purchase software or build your own. Writing in […]
Articles by Gary Natriello
Data Analytics Research
Storytelling – A Key Ingredient in Applying Data Science
With the dramatic increase in the availability of data across all sectors and the growing number of individuals who identify as data scientists, the question of how to influence others would seem to be easy […]
Distance Learning
Is Time Running Out for Industrial Era Education?
Writing in Fast Company, Candace Faktor suggests that TikTok may be one model for the future of education because it jettisons the trappings of industrial era education. With traditional education rooted in established institutions finding […]
Data Analytics Research
Facial Recognition Beyond the Lab
Writing in BuzzFeed News, Ryan Mac reports on an investigation of the use of facial recognition software from NYC start-up Clearview AI based on data from thousands of public agencies across the country where employees […]
Self-Directed Learning
Project-Based Learning and Standard Assessments
As enthusiasm about project-based learning grows, there has been some concern about how students engaged in project-based classes might fare on traditional standard assessments. Now, new research sponsored by the George Lucas Educational Foundation and […]
Distance Learning
World of EdCraft
Earlier I highlighted the innovative work of Sean Willems shared in a paper in which he described building his home teaching studio. Now Sean and his colleagues Andrew Lo and Brian Stevens have shared an […]
Recipes
St. Patrick’s Day Cookies
St. Patrick’s Day Cookies
Lab Notes
Reducing Zoom Fatigue
Writing in Technology, Mind, and Behavior, Jeremy Bailenson identifies some plausible theoretical arguments as to why participants in Zoom video calls and meetings report being tired by the experience. He identifies four reasons for such […]
Distance Learning
Surprise, Surprise – Not
Writing in The Guardian, John Naughton observes that the COVID19 pandemic may well accelerate the demise of the university as we know it, complete with its dominant mode of teaching and learning, the lecture. This […]
Recipes
Valentine’s Day Cookies
Valentine’s Day Cookies