The 21st Century

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Bloom's Taxonomy is one of the most cited theoretical constructions within education and e-learning.

Teacher's Guide to The Use of Blooms Taxonomy in The Classroom ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

At the end of the day, teaching is about learning, and learning is about understanding. And as technology evolves to empower more diverse and flexible…

The principles of Blooms taxonomy have been into play in the field of education since the 50s of last century. The classfication of learning objectives within education proposed in 1956 by a committee of educators chaired by Benjamin Bloom , though received little attention when first published,

I flew away from the Shanghai with more questions than answers.  Ready to learn at Learning2.0 conference last week, I was invigorated by the new world we teach in.

There's a new pyramid that details how the best web tools fit into Bloom's Digital Taxonomy. It's a must-see for all teachers and students alike!

Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

" This Taxonomy wheel was first discovered on the website of Paul Hopkin’s educational consultancy website mmiweb.org.uk That wheel was produced by Sharon Artley and was an adaption of Kathwohl and Anderson’s (2001) adaption of Bloom (1956). The idea to further adapt it for the pedagogy possibilities with mobile devices, in particular the iPad, I have to acknowledge the creative work of Kathy Schrock on her website Bloomin’ Apps."

A few of my faculty members have been asking about ways they can use Twitter in the classroom recently. As I helped them integrate Twitter into their own classrooms, I started developing a running ...