“Can’t Live Without” Apps– Mac & Windows Apps I Install Immediately Upon Getting a New Computer
This week at work, they replaced my ailing but valiant Dell XP laptop with a new HP Windows7 notebook for work, and then surprised...
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March 24, 2023
What’s Different Between the Life of a Classroom Teacher vs. Instructional Designer?
How is the day-to-day life of an Instructional Designer different than that of a K12 classroom teacher? Many classroom teachers are looking to make...
February 10, 2023
The “Attention Method” for Effective Presentation Decks – Updated
This is an update to my previous post, The “Attention Method” for Effective PowerPoint Presentations. My Attention Method™ of presentation design is a philosophy...
August 24, 2022
Microlearning is not a Platform, it’s a Design Choice
One frequent buzzword you’ll hear a lot in the eLearning world is “microlearning”. More often than not, it’s pushed by companies trying to sell...
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With Project Management App Trello, It’s All in the Cards
Trello is a to-do list manager and project management webapp that’s based on the metaphor of index cards pinned to a board. The cards...
Badges?!? Do We Need Any Stinking Badges?!??
This post was originally written as a response to Kyle M. Jones’ posting on TheCorkboard.org entitled “Digital Learning and Badges“ in which he calls...
An Open Letter to the US Copyright Office in Defense of Jailbreaking
Dear Copyright Office— I would like to register my support for the practice of jailbreaking of smartphones, tablets, and game systems on the...
Did You Know? A Screenshot is Worth a Thousand Words
There are lots of situations where a screenshot of your computer can communicate much more than words. From giving students detailed directions to helping...
Who Needs Gamification?! Student-Centered Lesson Design Using Just Your LMS
2011 brought us the buzzword craze of “gamification” in education, or the quest to make learning online more like a video game. Inspired by...
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...
Open Source or Proprietary LMS? Your Answer, My Friend, Is Floating In the Cloud
A colleague recently asked me if I could explain the distinction between open source and proprietary learning management systems, especially as it might affect...
50 Great Ways to Grow Your Personal Learning Network
This is a great article from OnlineCollege.org that gives detailed directions on how to start a Personal Learning Network. Since my own posts on...
Google Plus Puts the Social in Learning with Google Apps for Education
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...
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