I recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Maria Xenidou and share my learning journey with her as well as some ideas about the future of teaching and learning. I hope you enjoy listening to this podcast episode. You can also hear from my friend and colleague Dr. Stephanie Moore from the University of…
Call for Chapters and Collaborators – CONNECTING THE DOTS: IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES WITH GREAT INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
Call for Chapters and Collaborators Edited by: Whitney Kilgore, University of North Texas Diane Weaver, Coursetune Title: CONNECTING THE DOTS: IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES WITH GREAT INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN Introduction / scope of work Three main areas will be explored and referenced throughout this book: fundamentals of great instructional design, quality design, and improving student learning outcomes.…
Navigating Academic Transformation – ELI Webinar 3.15.18
Current trajectories in ID/edtech: The changes in edtech over the last 5 years or so have been hit or miss. I remember when Google Glass was going to be the next big thing, then there were the SnapChat glasses which were only purchased by less than .08% of SnapChat users and in most cases they…
Bring the baby?
How are we creating student centered learning environments and meeting the needs of all learners? Well at the University of Tennessee one professor is making news for doing just that. According to an article in USA Today, Sally Hunter’s response to a student who was unable to find childcare for her daughter. To which the…
Stay curious, lead and be resilient, and show your gratitude
This weekend was a surreal experience for me. As a newly minted PhD, I was able to return to my alma mater and deliver the keynote address at the induction ceremony for the oldest multidisciplinary honor society in the country! I was invited by my friend and mentor Dr. JoAnn Canales, Dean of Graduate Studies at…
Call for Papers
Dear Colleague, Sue Beckingham and I would like to invite you to consider submitting an expression of interest to the ‘Influence of Social Media on Online Education” stream within the International Journal on Innovations in Online Education (IJIOE) http://onlineinnovationsjournal.com/. Our plan for this stream is to feature innovative ways that social media is being used in…
UX to LX: The Rise of Learner Experience Design
>Published on EdSurge 6.20.16 The term “user experience” or “UX” wasn’t always an overused Silicon Valley buzzword. Coined in the mid ‘90s by Don Norman, while he was vice president of advanced technology at Apple, it refers to an abstract way to describe the relationship between a product and a human. Back then, Norman argued…
HigherEd EdTech Decision Making
Over the years, I’ve served on edtech committees, adopted numerous technologies in support of teaching and learning, and even been the consultant providing expert advice to a University who was in the middle of a key decision making process. Through all these roles I’ve held in my career in edtech, I’ve often wondered how the…
Another #HumanMOOC starts 11/14/16
On November 14th the course Humanizing Online Instruction: #HumanMOOC will begin again. I’m delighted to be working with Maha Al-Freih, Patrice Torcivia Prusko, and Matt Crosslin again on the course. This time we will be utilizing a new social learning discussion and curation tool called YellowDig and hope to gain some valuable insights into the…
LX Design: Remix your Learning Experience Design Process
Notes from the session at SXSWEDU: Remix your Learning Experience Design Process Led by: Martin Moran & Lindsey Own Session designed for K12 educators, provided insights that are aligned with my own work with faculty in the learning design process in higher education. Start the conversation with educator by asking “what is the cool thing that you…