Here is another excellent video on Howard Gardner - he especially looks at testing in school (SAT). Produced by CNBC.

Worth thinking about especially in the light of the Australian My Schools website which is based around testing at a national level.

Here are some videos (as requested by various people coming to my blog - for more videos!) on Multiple Intelligences.

The first one is What is multiple intelligence theory?

This video shows Prof. Howard Gardner (the creator of the idea of MI) - it is very small and is also an advertisement for MS Law!

The second one shows the Original 7 MI - just as a series of images to explain each one!

To create an excellent WebQuest for your students you also need to consider the Learning Theory on Multiple Intelligences (MI).

I was terribly excited years ago now when Prof. Howard Gardner was going to address us about his Theory on MI. I had implemented his theory into my teaching practice especially when teaching senior Chemistry. It was so successful that ex-students still come up to me in the streets and shopping malls saying ... "Do you remember when you got us to....?" They still remember these lessons because I implemented this theory into practice.

However, at this conference I attended, Prof. Gardner was such a disappointment - he simply READ from his notes (and these were on the big screen anyway!).

All I can say is that MI is great when it is applied!!!

Here are some resources you might find useful:

MI - this site gives the theory behind the eight Intelligences (although there is a belief that more Intelligences exist): 

• Linguistic intelligence ("word smart")
• Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart") 
• Spatial intelligence ("picture smart") 
• Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart") 
• Musical intelligence ("music smart") 
• Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart") 
• Intrapersonal intelligence ("self smart") 
• Naturalist intelligence ("nature smart")
   

Birmingham Grid for Learning: MI Test -

this test is great fun for yourself and your students! It also gives you as the teacher some food for thought as to how you are presenting material in class!

Concept to Classroom: Tapping into MI - this contains numerous articles and links about this subject

Here is another videos on Cooperative Learning by Dr. Larry Richards.

Introduction to Cooperative Learning by Dr. Larry Richards Experiences with Cooperative Learning (2008)

I have come across (via Jane Hart's wonderful Pick of the Day), a great tool allowing you as a teacher or if your students are presenting in PowerPoint, a way of allowing the audience to interact with the presentation.

"The twitter tools allow presenters to see and react to tweets in real-time, embedded directly within their presentations, either as a ticker or refreshable comment page.

There are currently eight tools – you can easily cut and paste them into your own PowerPoint decks:

• PowerPoint Twitter feedback slides
• PowerPoint AutoTweet
• PowerPoint Twitter voting — bar charts and pie chart
• PowerPoint Twitter ticker bar
• PowerPoint Mood meter
• PowerPoint Crowd meter
• PowerPoint Zoom text
• PowerPoint Twitter update bar" (Source: Free PPT Twitter Tools)

The use of these tools will allow your WebQuest or your students' PPTs to become interactive in real time. Much learning can happen from these additions especially when your students are giving their presentations. You will need to have agreed protocols for this feedback but as the students are involved this challenge can be easily overcome.

Here are some videos about Cooperative Learning - another Pedagogy behind WebQuests!

Cooperative Learning - this video gives you a simple overview about Cooperative Learning in the Classroom

Tips for Implementing Cooperative Learning Activities by Dr. Richards

Even though he is just reading out these tips - they are well worth listening to!

Another pedagogy behind WebQuests is Cooperative Learning!

Here are some resources I gave my student teachers the other day on Cooperative Learning

• Why use Cooperative Learning?
• Elements of Cooperative Learning
• Class Activities that use Cooperative Learning

New Horizons for Learning: Cooperative Learning - This small site covers Articles, Recommended Reading, and Related Links.   

Teach-nology: Cooperative Learning - this is a large collection of websites that you can browse through to learn more about Cooperative Learning Theory.

Here are two more YouTube short videos about Constructivism!

The first one is a professionally developed video:

VYGOTSKY'S DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION ( DAVIDSON FILMS )

The second video is about two great minds in Education:

PIAGET & VYGOTSKY IN 90 SECONDS

We have been looking at resources on Constructivism!

Here is an excellent, simple video about Constructivist Theory that you might enjoy. It is only just over 2mins.

Title: Building knowledge: constructivism in learning