By Chryssa Themelis for AACE Review
“Knowledge emerges only through invention and reinvention, and the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry beings pursue with the world and with others.” (Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed) Introduction Writing a paper on pedagogy as a theoretical framework … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
4 days, 22 hours, three formats, 30 participants, 1000 LEGO bricks: Students, faculty, vocational education experts and teaching methodology specialists engaged in a series of workshops end of April 2022 that tapped into maker mindset, design thinking and … Read more
By Angela Brown for AACE Review
Sustainability as a framework within any sector, including higher education, can be interpreted in myriad ways. The sustainability of a higher education institution can include campus operations, initiatives such as reducing the energy consumption of buildings, waste management, … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
As of January 2021 there were 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide – 59.5 percent of the global population. How do we shape the Web and how does the web shape us? “The Web has evolved to be … Read more
By Allie Alayan for AACE Review
Digital learning has been an important topic of discussion and focus for years, and has increased in popularity, scope, and importance during the COVID pandemic and the surge of digital learning offered by K-12 schools as well as … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
John Storm has been involved in integrating design thinking into workshops with postgraduate management students, business entrepreneurs and SMEs in both mainland China and the United Kingdom. Grounded in design thinking’s emphasis on creating empathy, challenging the dominant … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel from the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking at Tulane University, delivered an inspiring talk about designing empowering education as part of a series organized by Elon’s Center for Design Thinking. … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
Tomorrow is not only election day, but also the first day of the first ever AACE Innovate Learning Summit (former E-Learn Conference). I have been attending E-Learn conferences for the over a decade, and while I am really … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
Tinkering, making, participatory design, design thinking – I love creative and haptic approaches to teaching, learning and web development. Over the past two years, I have been traveling back to Germany on several occasions to teach or co-teach … Read more
By Allie Alayan for AACE Review
A new eBook was just released and provides particularly relevant research to the world we find ourselves educating in. This eBook is titled: Teaching, Technology, and Teacher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stories from the Field. The editors … Read more