Category Archives: Top-TIER

CSSE 2012 – Topics Trending in Education Research (Top-TIER)

Posted on May 26, 2012 by cconley

This weekend, education researchers from across Canada will be traveling to  Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo to participate in the Canadian Society for the Study of Education’s (CSSE) Annual Congress.  As is traditionally the case, Ontario is … Continue reading →

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John Hattie: Visible Learning in Toronto

Posted on April 27, 2012 by cconley

On April 18th, John Hattie (Visible Learning) spoke in Toronto.  During his presentation, participants shared resources and links on twitter (#HattieTO).  A compilation of these tweets can be found here. For those who were unable to attend either the April … Continue reading →

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AERA 2012 Summary and “Overview”

Posted on April 18, 2012 by cconley

This year, rather than using R to pull the AERA tweets I used Martin Hawksey’s Twitter Archiving Google Spreadsheet TAGS v3.  It was a straight forward set up that produced some nice summaries and rolling updates.  While I think the TAGS … Continue reading →

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Ontario Education Research at AERA 2012

Posted on April 13, 2012 by cconley

Today is the official start to the 2012  Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).  Over the next 5 days researchers from around the world will be sharing their work and networking.  If, like me, you are unable … Continue reading →

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Ontario Education Research in 140 Characters – OERS 2012

Posted on February 23, 2012 by cconley

The seventh annual Ontario Education Research Symposium concluded today.  A new approach was employed this year to collect feedback in real time which was compiled and included as updates throughout the symposium.  Attendees were invited to send text messages when … Continue reading →

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