My thanks to Mary Grush at Campus Technology for her continued work in bringing relevant topics and discussions to light — so that our institutions of higher education will continue delivering on their missions well into the future. By doing so, learners will be able to continue to partake of the benefits of attending such institutions. But in order to do so, we must adapt, be responsive, and be willing to experiment. Towards that end, this Q&A with Mary relays some of my thoughts on the need to move more towards a team-based approach.
When you think about it, we need teams whether we’re talking about online learning, hybrid learning or face-to-face learning. In fact, I just came back from an excellent Next Generation Learning Space Conference and it was never so evident to me that you need a team of specialists to design the Next Generation Learning Space and to design/implement pedagogies that take advantage of the new affordances being offered by active learning environments.
As a faculty member who teaches online, I can tell you that it would be amazing to be able to deliver content via option 2 or 3. I have some of it in my classes now, but this makes me realize I could do more. I’m not sure I know what digital storytelling is, but will look into it. I know some textbook companies create interactive activities that professors are incorporating into both on ground and online courses, with positive feedback from students (from what I’ve heard). I love the idea of a choice in how to review the content. These ideas are progressive, Dan, and I love how you continue to move ideas forward!
Thanks Kate for your excellent feedback here! I appreciate it.
Daniel