Commons in a Box: Open Academic Collaboration for Higher Ed.
As long as I’ve been interested in WordPress for Education, CUNY Commons has stood as the example of what’s possible when you mash up...
Whenever we build a one-size-fits-all learning experience for all students to move through independently, we should think about how the learner will get personalized...
This post describes how I created a WebQuest using modern eLearning authoring tools, AI content generation, and streaming video.
Often we instructional designers are given hours of video footage of recorded lectures or webinars, and it’s our job to edit them down into...
As long as I’ve been interested in WordPress for Education, CUNY Commons has stood as the example of what’s possible when you mash up...
A colleague recently asked me if I could explain the distinction between open source and proprietary learning management systems, especially as it might affect...
With the news that Google Apps for Education will be integrated with Google+ in a few days, it’s time to start thinking about how...
[Question from a colleague] It appears that OpenClass has the same mission as Canvas – OpenClass: “disrupt technology for education”, Canvas: “disrupting the Learning...
If you do a lot of presentations or tutorials about technology, you probably have to take screenshots of websites to illustrate your ideas. I...
In my last post, I recommended using a password manager like LastPass to help you create strong, unique passwords for all of the different...
Friends and colleagues have been expressing doubt about entrusting their data to “The Cloud”, especially in light of the recent high profile attacks on...
Until I saw this TED talk, I didn’t care much that free Web 2.0 tools like Google and Facebook were collecting massive dossiers of...
One of the great strengths of Project-Based Learning (PBL) is that students learn the skills they need to successfully see a job through all...