What WordPress Jetpack can Teach Instructure Canvas
Instructure Canvas is the new hotness in the LMS market, but for many it remains out of reach. For many schools who need an...
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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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Java-based Edtech Tools Pose Security Risk
I was just discussing free screencasting tools with some fellow Instructional Designers, and realizing how many of the most commonly-used apps like Screencast-O-Matic are...
Some Love for the Mozilla Web Literacy Standards
I wanted to drop in a quick plug for familiarizing ourselves with the Mozilla Web Literacy Standards and 21st Century Skills. Though edtechies have lots of...
PROsocial Deconstructivism –
In reading Michael Feldstein’s article on AntiSocial Deconstructivism, I found myself agreeing with some parts of some of the points he was intending to...
Make a teaching toolbox for better, faster student feedback
Building upon How to Give Your Students Better Feedback in Less Time This article above (you should read it — I’ll wait) encourages teachers...
Towards a High-Touch Competency Based Education Model
“At this time in our history, the most valuable institutions will be those that generate real learning from average or disadvantaged students, not those...
Proficiency vs. Mastery: Recognizing Growth and Excellence in CBE
In response to Kaplan University Begins Offering Personalized Competency Reports to More than 40,000 Students Kaplan University’s Personalized Competency Reports http://mms.businesswire.com/media/20150505005116/en/466003/5/CRExample_5_5_15_Page_1-%281%29.jpg?download=1 It’s great to...
Free Open Source User Feedback with AllOurIdeas
I have been researching open source user feedback tools, and I stumbled upon a very nice app called AllOurIdeas.org. The app takes a novel...
When BitTorrent Sync is the Right EdTech Tool
You can think of BitTorrent Sync as “Dropbox without the Cloud”. Not to be confused with the underlying technology of BitTorrent, this is a...
Reflection: 6 Objections to Technology in Higher Ed
This is a reflection on Joshua Kim’s article, 6 Objections to Technology in Higher Ed. I’m going to address each of the major points,...
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