Blog Archives

Teaching and Technology Related Handouts & Posts from the Last Year

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Doug Holton

Here are some various educational handouts and blog posts elsewhere I’ve created over the past year, in case you find any of them useful: Handouts / Google Docs: Resources for Teaching Elementary School Kids Coding and Robotics – as part…

Tagged with: edtech, education, opensource, teaching
Posted in children, edtech, education, embodiment, games, learning sciences, opensource, simulations, software, teaching, technology

Developing Interactive, Scalable HTML5 Apps on the Cheap: Serverless, Unhosted, No Backend, BAAS, PAAS, Oh My

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Doug Holton

I’ve written before how HTML5 is the platform of the future for developing interactive educational apps, and you can even develop (code) in your browser (or chromebook) now. Well, the future is here, and HTML5 is still looking to be the best…

Tagged with: html5, opensource
Posted in drupal, html5, opensource, programming, software, technology

Considering MOOCs: Pros, Cons, Questions

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Doug Holton

Here are slides for a talk I’m giving to my university about issues to consider before offering MOOCs or accepting MOOCs for credit. Considering MOOCs: Pros, Cons, Questions from Doug Holton I also participated in a webinar about MOOCs for…

Tagged with: edtech, education, moocs
Posted in edtech, education, moocs, opensource, teaching, technology, Uncategorized

ContentNotEditable: What the “death” of the mouse and keyboard means for content creators

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Doug Holton

First let me start with some disclaimers to try to make sure this post is not misinterpreted: I am not arguing that the mouse and keyboard are really dead or that the lack of a mouse on tablets is a…

Posted in android, computers, development, edtech, html5, opensource, software

Some Exciting New HTML5/Javascript Projects

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Doug Holton

This an update of sorts on some things happening in the HTML5/Javascript world. First, here are some previous posts on this topic, to catch you up to speed: What is the Platform of the Future for Developing Interactive Graphical Educational…

Posted in development, html5, java, opensource, programming

Android Tips, Open Source, Educational Apps

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Doug Holton

Like I mentioned in the previous post, the CES show next week promises to reveal a slew of new android tablets and phones, so we’ll see what is announced (and what is actually released). Here are some android tips &…

Posted in android, children, opensource, technology

A Snapshot of the HTML5/Javascript Universe

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Doug Holton

This is a follow-up to “What’s the Platform of the Future for Developing Interactive Graphical Educational Software?“, which I argued is HTML5, especially since java applets and flash don’t work or aren’t well supported on mobile and emerging tablet platforms…

Posted in android, development, html5, opensource, programming, software, Uncategorized