Comments on: Better to be entertaining and uninformed than informed and boring http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/04/14/better-to-be-entertaining-and-uninformed-than-informed-and-boring/ As an educational technologist, I am exploring ways to make learning more relevant, engaging and authentic. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:36:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/04/14/better-to-be-entertaining-and-uninformed-than-informed-and-boring/#comment-29487 Dean Shareski Fri, 09 May 2008 16:15:09 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=628#comment-29487 Craig, No doubt that's the ideal, my point is that as educators we often see the entertainment piece as fluff, nice but not necessary. It's back to engagement being more important than content. Not sure if it's more important but you can't be informative or share content without entertaining. Craig,

No doubt that’s the ideal, my point is that as educators we often see the entertainment piece as fluff, nice but not necessary. It’s back to engagement being more important than content. Not sure if it’s more important but you can’t be informative or share content without entertaining.

]]> By: Craig Harper http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/04/14/better-to-be-entertaining-and-uninformed-than-informed-and-boring/#comment-29485 Craig Harper Fri, 09 May 2008 12:39:35 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=628#comment-29485 I think it's all about balance. You need to engage your audience whether its blogging, speaking to a group or writing a book, and you need to present something relevent in terms of content. Craig Harpers last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RenovateYourLifeWithCraig/~3/285967475/comfort-junkies.html" rel="nofollow">Comfort Junkies</a> I think it’s all about balance. You need to engage your audience whether its blogging, speaking to a group or writing a book, and you need to present something relevent in terms of content.

Craig Harpers last blog post..Comfort Junkies

]]> By: Are you boring? | media centered http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/04/14/better-to-be-entertaining-and-uninformed-than-informed-and-boring/#comment-29304 Are you boring? | media centered Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:37:44 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=628#comment-29304 [...] a recent post on his blog Ideas and Thoughts David Shareski ponders a question - can teachers be entertaining and informative? He created this [...] [...] a recent post on his blog Ideas and Thoughts David Shareski ponders a question - can teachers be entertaining and informative? He created this [...]

]]> By: gary http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/04/14/better-to-be-entertaining-and-uninformed-than-informed-and-boring/#comment-29161 gary Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:02:32 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=628#comment-29161 Totally of topic, although I think a good sense of humor is essential in the classroom and I did get a chuckle from the youtube video, I have been trying to create a video wall for work my kids have done and finally had the sense to follow your video link to Vodpod. Thanks, some cool widgets there. Totally of topic, although I think a good sense of humor is essential in the classroom and I did get a chuckle from the youtube video, I have been trying to create a video wall for work my kids have done and finally had the sense to follow your video link to Vodpod. Thanks, some cool widgets there.

]]> By: "Big Rocks" and Classroom Apathy (Stream of Consciousness) | VanishingPoint http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/04/14/better-to-be-entertaining-and-uninformed-than-informed-and-boring/#comment-29159 "Big Rocks" and Classroom Apathy (Stream of Consciousness) | VanishingPoint Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:44:53 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=628#comment-29159 [...] Dean Shareski [...] [...] Dean Shareski [...]

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