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Ummm…That’s not a School.
I think THIS is a problem.
The linked article covers the story of a “school without teachers.” According to the story, the school exists as a place for grouped computer-based instruction. Students must compete for spots and, if they get in, will predominantly spend their days learning to code.…
It’s not you…it’s me (a momentary reflection on instructional design for distance learning)
I am currently designing instruction for which I will not be present. That’s really hard for me.
It’s so weird. It’s like brushing my teeth with my left hand: doing a task I am very familiar with in a very unfamiliar way. …
First week of the GamesMOOC
This video is the introduction to the GamesMOOC for fall of 2013. Traditionally, the MOOC has been a great place to connect with and collaborate with like-minded professionals around the topic of game-based learning! This fall, the MOOC is focused (as focused as a MOOC can be, anyway) on the topics of Maker, Hacker and Gamer culture.…
Design the Experience – 2013 TAAPCS Conference Presentation
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Take a Chance
This post was originally issued by me on 7 February 2013 at the TAAPCS Leadership Learning Blog.
“When one is uncomfortable, one will learn,” – Buddha
I don’t usually like to open a piece of writing with someone else’s words because, honestly, I am pretty fond of my own. …
ETMOOC and Ed Tech Today
Because I hate my free time (or something), I am taking two courses this semester. One is a required course in distance education technologies from the University of Athabasca and the other is a thing called a MOOC (massively open online course) generally themed to focus on the investigation of educational technology.…
Gamification and Education
Most of my upcoming posts are going to be on the topic of game principles for instructional design. This post reflects on my experience with simple games in our school and how this topic is going to be wildfire in the best K-12 systems very soon.…
Scott and Amy’s critique of Park’s framework for mobile learning design
Motivation 2.0 – Comments on Daniel Pink’s “Drive.”
“Traditional notions of management are great if you want compliance but if you want engagement, self direction works better.” Daniel Pink discusses the science of motivation in the 21st Century.
I am most of the way through Dan Pink’s most recent book called Drive. …