I was recently driving a rental car full of advanced features that car companies hail will help me get from point A to point B safely. But in fact, I felt the car company labeled me an inattentive, high-risk driver in need of a crutch to protect me and those around me. These features actually made… Continue reading New Technology for learning is like new technology for driving
Author: HKKS Education
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'!
My closed closed mind
"You should check it out when you have a chance." the professional bassist slash accountant slash computer hobbiest and regular customer said as I was stocking the magazine shelves in the front of the store. "I think it's pretty cool. Yeah, it's gonna be real popular." I remember him saying. It was the early 1990's… Continue reading My closed closed mind
The fuzzy boundaries of an EdTech’s job function
“Educational Technologist”, what type of job functions does that title bring to mind? Would instructors ask an Educational Technologist for assistance in assuring their curriculum aligns with their online content? Would an instructor ask an EdTech to help design an online or hybrid course? Probably not. Instructors ask EdTechs to fix their Moodle Grade Center,… Continue reading The fuzzy boundaries of an EdTech’s job function
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