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The definition of “best practice” from the web site of the Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (at UT Austin, which is part of the National Center for Educational Accountability) is this:
“Instructional best practices are general principles, guidelines, and suggestions for good and effective teaching that are supported by research.”
That was always my understanding: that [...]

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There is something about this idea… reaching out and asking folks what they thought about “best practice” that intrigues me. I am learning more from listening to their voices of experience than I would have learned if I had read about it in a textbook.
Is true knowledge the collection of voices of experience?
I [...]

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I guess my query about “best practice” touched a nerve with some of my friends/ colleagues… responses are still coming..
As part of an instructional methods class at PCO a group of graduate students (both working and pre-service TVI’s) brainstormed a list of what is ”Best Practice” for working with VI students. 

 I remember being a bit [...]

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I initially thought this was going to be easy… I’ve heard the term “best practice” for years… and used it often. But now, I had to think about what it meant. So, I went looking for a definition. Ha… not as easy as I thought. I spent several hours searching for this elusive definition, and came [...]

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http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki
That gave me some good starting information, and an intriguing definition…
Wiki is in Ward’s original description:
The simplest online database that could possibly work.
I’m going to copy/paste part of the definition directly from the website because it’s easier to talk about it with a frame of reference:
Wiki is a piece of server software that [...]

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I had every intentions of posting about a wiki… I find it a fascinating tool. I WILL post about a wiki… AFTER I tell you about my adventure.
I created a new blog. I was so proud of it, until I realized I put it in the wrong place… it’s on the edublogs COMMUNITY board… [...]

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As many of you know, I am (in week 7 of) teaching a university braille class. We use Blackboard, which (as anything in life) has its assets and liabilities. This year (as a result of my new learning and desire to decrease the social distance) I established a section on the Discussion Board called Just for You.  [...]

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I heard this podcast about 5 or 6 times… the first 4 times were the beginning over and over and over again until I could teach my i-river how to continue after I had stopped it. The last 2 times, I took notes because there was so much I wanted to ask. I’ve got a lot [...]

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I was away attending the APH annual meetings, and met (ftf) Chuck, Shawn, Loana, Julie, and Kay. Blogging and IM are fun, but nothing (IMHO) beats a smile and a hug. It was neat to see what you guys look like!
I said I would reprint the “tying up the cat” story that I share [...]

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Hi, Chuck -
I’m going to copy/paste 2 comments from your comments to Nate’s post and stick them in my blog b/c they’re important to me, and I don’t want to lose them later.
you wrote:
“As to what questions to ask, I am fascinated by your remark a few posts ago about the inappropriateness [...]

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