Category Archives: technology and education

thoughts on technology and education

The Gadget Gene

Posted on December 4, 2008 by igalindo

I suffer from the male genetic malady of the Gadget Gene. If it blinks, lights up, requires batteries, has a button, buzzes, lights up, vibrates, connects to something else via wireless or a cord, and has a computer chip, I’m … Continue reading →

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Online literacy

Posted on September 10, 2008 by igalindo

I used to find it difficult to correct student papers on the computer screen, preferring to print out dozens of pages to correct then with red pen in hand. Over the years my predilection has switched: I’ve come to prefer … Continue reading →

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Create lecture notes for Powerpoint

Posted on September 3, 2008 by igalindo

A friend asked me how I prepare my speaker notes for Powerpoint presentations. He saw that my speaker notes had the slide images on one side of the page with the corresponding notes on the other (with about four slide … Continue reading →

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Another blog on blogging

Posted on July 9, 2008 by igalindo

Every once is a while someone asks how I manage to post a blog entry every day. My canned response is, “I try to have a thought every day, then, I write it down.” Blogging is a good exercise for … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 8, 2008 by igalindo
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Hippocratic Oaths, Technology, and Teaching

Posted on November 28, 2007 by igalindo

The following is from the book Myths: Fact and Fiction about Teaching and Learning by Israel Galindo. How well do you know fact from fiction? MYTH: Following a time-honored tradition, upon becoming physicians, all doctors take the Hippocratic Oath. TRUTH: … Continue reading →

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Performance art by Joe Castillo

Posted on November 1, 2007 by igalindo

A student in my current on-line course, Educating in Faith, shared her memories of an evangelistic ”chalk artist.” Reading her comments I too remembered those presentations. I’m not a big fan of the graphic arts as ”performance art.” My early … Continue reading →

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Best advice on writing

Posted on October 2, 2007 by igalindo

I’ve had several conversations with people about “how to write” lately. That topic seems to come in waves and in seasons. Over the course of several weeks all of a sudden it seems people get interested in the matter of … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts for Thursday

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Jon

I try to blog every other week while some of my colleagues are more faithful in their writing. In this week’s post, I thought I would write on stewardship (I know that is a dirty word in some churches) but … Continue reading →

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Photoshop and training clergy

Posted on August 20, 2007 by igalindo

An aspiring artist friend and I enjoy occasional conversations about art and aesthetics. One on-going philosophical conversation has to do with “what is art?” This, in the context of how current and emerging technologies are changing the practices, if not … Continue reading →

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