As all of the current events surrounding Black Lives Matter, the killing of George Floyd, the related protests, etc. are at the forefront of the news and our minds, I have been reflecting on ways that I need … Read more
With the pandemic, we are living in a strange time. We never imagined that most of us would have to wrap up our classrooms and offices to small corners of our homes. Usually humans strive to keep things … Read more
Though most higher education institutions are in recess it is a summer pause unlike in past years. For most, the logistics of the fall have yet to be determined. Will it be entirely online, partially online, socially distanced? … Read more
The CiELL is a KA2 project, innovation in higher education. It focuses on inclusiveness in English language learning. Inclusion is defined in the UN framework as: “a process of systemic reform embodying changes and modifications in content, teaching … Read more
When I learned the news that the institution I work at was moving all online for the remainder of the semester, like many of the universities in the country, I felt overwhelmed with sadness. I did not have … Read more
The valuable professional lesson from COVID-19 for me as an instructional designer is in appreciating the faculty response. At a research 1 institution it may sometimes seem that teaching is not the priority. The collective effort of the … Read more
The month of October can often feel a little flat in the educational calendar. The energy and excitement of the first days of school are over, and the promise of a holiday break is still over a month … Read more
Imagine you want to learn a new skill. This skill can be as pedestrian as how to correctly poach eggs or as complex as how to play a Bach oboe concerto. If you are anything like one-third of … Read more
According to several educational technology foresight studies, e-books have become an influential emerging technology for teaching and learning that is likely to play a significant role in higher education (cf., Horizon Report 2010, Horizon Report 2011, Innovative Pedagogy … Read more
Scratch 3.0 has a great library of Sprites (characters and props that you can animate). These often have multiple costumes so that you can animate the characters. Once children have experimented with the interface, they soon begin to … Read more