Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesI was drawn into 2 conversations today: one about jazz teaching, and another about lessons and topics, and how they don’t always mesh nicely. Lessons & topics: Michael Pershan‘s blog post about sequencing lessons: A quick thought on sequencing within … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen will people learn? There’s a discussion going on one of my LinkedIn lists again (ELearning 2.0) about whether or not instructional designers need to know tech. To be fair, there are quite a few people who have chimed in … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow The American University was Killed, in Five Easy Steps | The Homeless Adjunct. Like the first commenter says, a must read. Here’s the spoiler: defund public higher education. deprofessionalize and impoverish the professors (and continue to create a surplus of … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesDon’t Confuse Technology With Teaching – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education. Excellent. Like I’ve been saying for many years: education is NOT efficient. You can’t make it efficient without losing value. Online learning is not equivalent to good … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~ 03 Aug 12 Ian Bogost – Academia Still Isn’t So Bad Despite it all, working in academia (on the tenure track anyway) is still a positive lifestyle … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been pondering this question for a good number of years. Most online courses still consist largely of readings followed by quizzes. The better ones include video lectures, and the really good ones include include interactive elements. The very best … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteGamification has some real potential, but it will be discredited before it even gets started if people insist on using it as little more than a new veneer plastered over antiquated methods. Here’s an article that explains how to use … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesThis is part 2 of my two-part tirade on Calgary’s new Telus Spark “Science” Center. Here’s where I get to talk about the (virtually non-existent) science. In the SCIENCE center. I almost brought my ipad with me to the brand … Continue reading