M-Learning – Readiness
Are institutions of higher education ready for mobile learning? What factors need to be considered prior to launching mobile learning? The research shows an increasing number of students in developed...
View ArticlexMOOC or Publishing Paradigm?
Originally posted: November 14, 2012 – Blog rebuilt: April 20, 2014 I have been pondering the current School as a Service (SAAS) shake up with the purchase of Embanet-Compass by Pearson and the...
View ArticleGamification: Upgrading the Learning Environment
Overview: The same elements that make games enjoyable also make them ideal learning environments. Gaming is especially useful for simulating real-world career scenarios and training students how to...
View ArticleGamify your next eBook with Bookry. No coding required!
Do you use iBooks Author? If so, you need to know about Bookry. This newcomer to the edtech community puts powerful tools in the hands of authors in three distinct ways; with interactive widgets and...
View ArticleSeriously? MOOCs again?
For those of you who reading this, please note that this is the topic of the week in my PhD course. Is Sebastian Thrun on to something? When thinking about the questions posed this week, I prefer to...
View ArticleHumanizing Online Instruction
Humanizing Online Instruction: An analysis of the literature regarding the Community of Inquiry Ice, P., Curtis, R., Phillips, P. & Wells, J. (2007). Using Asynchronous Audio Feedback to Enhance...
View ArticleStrategies for Providing Feedback in Online Courses
The video below is from The Center Moderator Michelle Pacansky-Brock discusses the power of the human voice (depth, warmth, and intonation) with two faculty who give feedback to their own students...
View ArticleMy #fedwikihappening experience
I was lucky to have been a part of a very, very messy learning experience this holiday season. This learning experience was not a MOOC but rather a connectivist learning experience called “a...
View ArticleInstructor Presence on #HumanMOOC with @drchuck
Tonight Robin Bartoletti and I had the honor of talking with Dr. Chuck Severance. Dr. Severance shared some of his background and expertise in creating instructional videos that help establish...
View ArticleOnline Community Building
The development of an online community takes an investment of time and energy. I call this an investment because it does pay dividends through the sharing and collective knowledge of the crowd. In...
View ArticleGratitude for #dLRN15
I feel very privileged, humbled, and honored to have had the opportunity to attend the dLRN conference at Stanford University and to present some of the ideas and research that I’ve been working on...
View ArticleLX Design: Remix your Learning Experience Design Process
Notes from the session at SXSWEDU: Remix your Learning Experience Design Process Led by: Martin Moran & Lindsey Own Session designed for K12 educators, provided insights that are aligned with my...
View ArticleHigherEd EdTech Decision Making
Over the years, I’ve served on edtech committees, adopted numerous technologies in support of teaching and learning, and even been the consultant providing expert advice to a University who was in the...
View ArticleImpact Learning Podcast
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Maria Xenidou and share my learning journey with her as well as some ideas about the future of teaching and learning. I hope you enjoy listening to...
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