Setting up learning opportunities is what education is all about, whether on the curriculum or not. Today a huge focus is on becoming digitally literate, which doesn’t just mean knowing how to use MS Word. Being digitally literate means being very proficient with computers, apps and even hardware. As instructors, don’t hold back on using… Continue reading Platinum unintended outcomes
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Ken, the author of these posts, has been an Educator for 20 odd years teaching in Canada as well as 13 years in Japan and a short stint in India. He has an M.Ed. in distance education and is always staying current by teaching university courses, helping instructors design their blended and online courses and taking courses. He has just received his Blackboard Certified Specialist in Digital Teaching and two other Blackboard certificates. Keep on learnin'!
Taking Attendance ≈ Taking a Pulse
Students don’t have to “attend” class to be productive members of the learning community within your class, they just need a pulse. They are “attending”, even though they aren’t physically in class. Effective students/members of society prioritize their agenda, and students may feel that their limited time may be better allocated elsewhere rather than sitting… Continue reading Taking Attendance ≈ Taking a Pulse
New semester, a fresh start
With every new semester instructors get an opportunity to look closely at their courses. It's a kind of Spring cleaning, out with the old in with the new. However, I was recently in a webinar that introduced too many new technologies at once and the webinar flopped. Let's not get flashy, after all it is the… Continue reading New semester, a fresh start
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