Welcome to my Learning Ecosystems blog! Thanks for dropping by!
My name is Daniel Christian and I am the Founder and Author of this Learning Ecosystems blog. I’m also the Director of Instructional Services at the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was an Adjunct Faculty Member at Calvin College for the last 5 years.
In this blog you will find leading edge information on a variety of topics relevant to the worlds of K-12 and higher education (including law schools), as well as the world of corporate training and development. I seek to help individuals and organizations build their own exemplary learning ecosystems by curating promising resources that involve emerging technologies and trends, pedagogies, strategies, visions, ideas, innovations, and more.
I’m working hard to change higher education (including law schools) — urging institutions to reinvent themselves to become more relevant, accessible, affordable, and effective in developing lifelong learners. I urge them to consider that they operate on a continuum of learning — addressing the ever-changing K-12 student on one side of things, while on the other side of things, keeping an eye on what our graduates need to be able to do once they enter the rapidly-changing workplace.
Finally, I work to help others discover and develop the gifts, abilities, passions, and vocations that the LORD gave to them.
Daniel S. Christian
I enjoy scanning several types of landscapes — looking for trends, discerning patterns, connecting seemingly disparate topics/events, and identifying emerging technologies that look promising. I’ve come to value and practice:
- strategic, innovative, visionary thinking
- self-directed learning (heutagogy)
- futurism
A quick snapshot of my educational background looks like this:
- Capella University: Master of Science, Instructional Design for Online Learning
- San Francisco State University’s Multimedia Studies Program: Certificate, Web Design & Production
- Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies: Certificate, Computer Studies
- Northwestern University: Bachelor of Science, Economics
I contribute to Campus Technology magazine, evoLLLution.com, eLearning Learning, elearningfeeds.com, Quibly, and other organizations and projects such as Citrix’/Mighty Guides Mobile Education ebook.
Anyway, I look forward to our conversations. Here’s to developing a love of learning!
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Mapping the Trends on Our Doorstep: The Pace of Change Has Changed
The Need For More “Trim Tab Groups” In Higher Education
Specialists Central to High-Quality, Engaging Online Programming
Future-Gazing: What Learning Ecosystems Might Look Like By 2025
Change is Optional, Survival is Not Guaranteed
Establishing Better Collaboration Between the Corporate World and Higher Education
The Power and Possibility of Mobile Learning
The Value Of Liberal Arts: Keeping Your Job From A Robot
The Potential Of Cloud-Based Education Marketplaces
How Technological Advances Will Reshape the Online Student Experience in 10 Years
Technology Literacy Should Be a Consideration in Any Adult Education Program
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Other examples of my work and prior contributions include:
- .The Pace of Change Has Changed
A video that I made as a “heads-up!” — ending with the question, “What are we doing to get ready for the massive changes heading our way?” | December 2017 - We Need to Help Our Students Build Solid Online-Based Footprints
I used a tool called VideoScribe to create this piece. The video relays how important it is that our students have solid, sharp, online-based footprints. | December 2017 - The Case for a Next-Generation Learning Platform
C-Level View | Feature | Campus Technology Magazine | July 2017 - Technology’s impact will continue to increase — pulse-checking is key
An attention grabber from June 2017 - 11 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2017
A featured piece out at Campus Technology Magazine‘s Jan/Feb 2017 edition - Are these things on your radar? A smorgasboard of ideas to generate innovative, big thinking at your institution — a 4:3 PPT or a 16:9 PPT
This is a video-based summary of my NGLS 2017 presentation | Feb/Mar 2017 - The Sandbox Classroom in the Hekman Library at Calvin College
A high-tech, collaborative, active learning classroom that I initiated and was the Project Manager for from start to finish - Introducing new ways for employees at Calvin College to communicate and collaborate
Whether those collaborations were occuring online or via face-to-face based means, as in this conference room within the Hekman Library - The Need For More “Trim Tab Groups” In Higher Education
Out at evoLLLution.com | July 2016 - From Dreams to Realities: AR/VR/MR in Education
C-Level View | Feature | Campus Technology Magazine | Aug 2016 - Future-Gazing: What Learning Ecosystems Might Look Like By 2025
Out at evoLLLution.com | July 2015 - What is the “Learning from the Living [Class] Room” vision all about?
With an accompanying Campus Technology Magazine piece here | Oct 2013