Questions Worth Asking about Educational Technology
Last week brought the second meeting of the committee on which I serve that has been charged by my university’s chancellor to …
Pinterest, Gender, and Platform Selection
Last week, I had the pleasure of guest teaching in a digital humanities graduate course in the French department. The course is …
A Visit to St. Olaf College
I’m writing this from Northfield, Minnesota, home to St. Olaf College, where I spent yesterday meeting with faculty and giving a couple …
The Future of Educational Technology (First Draft)
Now that I’ve processed my experience with the “faculty development question” at yesterday’s meeting of our committee on the Internet and social …
Revolution or Evolution? Technology and Higher Ed
I’m on a committee charged by my university’s chancellor to explore how my university can use digital tools to enhance our teaching, …
Social Pedagogies: Motivating Students through Authentic Audiences
I led a workshop on social pedagogies, with a focus on social media tools that support such pedagogies, at Elon University this …
In-Class Ecological Footprint Data Visualization Challenge
Yesterday’s Math 216 activity brought together several of my favorite teaching ideas: challenge cycles, visual thinking, and mobile learning. We’re starting our …
When Statistics Is Like a Wedding
Today was the first day of spring classes here, and I’m back in the classroom after 12 months of doing other things. …
Course Blogs in the Sciences (#CIRTLForum)
One of the examples Gardner Campbell shared in his keynote at the CIRTL Network Forum the other night was a course blog …
A Few Favorite Blogs about (Educational) Technology
The other day, I shared a few of my favorite teaching blogs. Today, some blogs about technology, mostly in the service of …