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Definition of Educational Technology
What is ed tech? In most of my courses there was an innate assumption that we are in “ed tech” and we should tacitly know what it is. Seldom is it defined explicitly. I will avoid turning to my texts … Continue reading
Knowledge Area Modules at Walden University
Well, I have finally finished Knowledge Area Module II (KAM II) for Walden University, a 102-page “epic” that took a few months to research and write. I never thought I would say this, but the KAM writing process has proven … Continue reading
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For-Profit Education
The news has been filled with a raging debate between for-profit (fp) and not-for-profit (nfp) education models. I have never understood the commotion. Fp schools are in business to make a profit, a perfectly acceptable Capitalistic formula. Nfp’s are also … Continue reading
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Another snippet about Tactics of Moral Disengagement
A brief random thought: There are eight TMDs; what about a ninth that transcends the other eight? Isaac Asimov created the Three Law of Robotics: 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human … Continue reading
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Zero Tolerance
Insanity in the news inspires this post. Peterson allegedly drowns one wife, and we cannot find the body of another. A prominent Canadian military figure might be a serial killer/rapist. More people texting and dying, drinking and dying, or committing … Continue reading
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Moral Disengagement Part Deux
In a previous post I referred to tactics of moral disengagement (TMDs). I listed eight such tactics, but didn’t go into much detail about them, what they do, or what their consequences are. In this post I will go into … Continue reading
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Tagged Bandura, REEA, REEA Journal, tactics of moral disengagement, TMD
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A Grand Unification Theory of Education (GUTE) Part One
Hi everyone, This will be the first of a series on GUTE. Over my years of studying the principles of education I have seen many theories of education. Luminaries such as Dewey, Piaget, Bandura, Vygotsky, Bloom, and Maslow have written … Continue reading
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The Byline of Life
“Woman killed at rail crossing in Illinois. Rail and vehicular traffic delayed. Apparent suicide.” This is a paraphrase of a recent story in the Chicago Tribune. Buy Norvasc to help you with your condition about successes they have had with … Continue reading
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Tactics of Moral Disengagement
I recently became aware of “tactics of moral disengagement” (Detert at al., 2008; Bandura et al., 1996). In a nutshell there are mechanisms whereby moral decision-making is short-circuited, allowing (excusing?) the individual from proper behavior. There are eight such tactics: … Continue reading
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Teaching ethics online
Ethics is the set of rules or standards set upon us by society, law or social group. Ethics can be taught to a class. After all, a set of rules can be codified and published, and then taught. But does … Continue reading
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