Supporting Student Accessibility: Digital Equity | Special Needs & More — from Tech & Learning | November 2021
On 11/09/2021,
in assessment, content development, aggregation, repositories, digital learning, digital storytelling, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, instructional design, interaction design, interactivity, Learning Experience Design, online learning, online tutoring, participation, pedagogy, play, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, remote teaching and learning, story, storytelling, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, tools, vendors, videoconferencing, virtual K-12 schools,
by Daniel Christian
What Are The Best Online Teaching Strategies For eLearning Classrooms? — from teachthought.com
On 11/05/2021,
in Canvas - and other Instructure-related items, CMS/LMS, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education, education reform, education technology, elearning, higher education, ideas, instructional design, IT in HE, K-12 related, law schools, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, learning theories, liberal arts, online learning, online media, pedagogy, platforms, research, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, training / L&D, United States, universities, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I was reading about a Ph.D. who was currently doing some research into the science of learning. This person had been teaching in a School of Education for years, but just (relatively) recently embarked on a Ph.D. During this person’s research, they came across a lot more information regarding the science of learning.
If this was true with someone who had been in education for years (and I can relate to that as well), it made me wonder:
- How can we better get the word out to our learners re: how they can maximize their Return On Investment (ROI) from their studying time and efforts…?
Then I thought, why couldn’t we put these tips directly into our banners on our CMS’s and LMS’s and/or link our banners to some other web pages/resources that provide such best practices and tips for our learners!?! This could occur within the corporate training world as well.
Examples:
Along these lines, we should have 11×17 (or larger) posters like this plastered in every hallway of every learning space out there:
On 11/05/2021,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, education technology, innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, learning, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, personalized/customized learning, platforms, teaching & learning, user experience (UX), vendors, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
Adaptive and Personalized Learning Experiences — from learningguild.com by Chad Udell and Jennifer Murphy
Excerpts:
On 10/26/2021,
in 24x7x365 access, Canada, face-to-face, ideas, instructional design, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, learning preferences, online learning, quality, student-related, teaching & learning, United States, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Why we need some humility about online learning – and about face-to-face teaching — from tonybates.ca by Tony Bates
Excerpt:
Those of us who have been fighting to get online learning accepted over the last 20-25 years have argued strongly the merits of online learning. We have argued that not only can it increase access, especially for older, working and lifelong learners, but it can also teach as well, and under certain circumstances, even better than face-to-face teaching. Covid-19 in particular showed the value of online learning, allowing students to continue their learning, even during a pandemic.
The limits of online learning
However, Covid-19 also taught us that online learning has its limits. When there was no access to face-to-face learning, we found that online learning was not able to help certain students. We also found that there are important aspects of face-to-face or campus based learning that cannot easily be replaced by online learning. Let’s look at some of these limitations.
We need to not only accept that both online learning and face-to-face teaching have equal value, but also to strive to understand what each does best. This will vary by subject matter, by types of students, and by instructors’ training and experience. We all have a lot to learn.
Also from Tony, see:
On 10/15/2021,
in Alternatives, education, education reform, engagement / engaging students, future, game-changing environment, generational differences, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, innovation, instructional design, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, more voice more choice more control, new business models, online learning, personalized/customized learning, student-related,
by Daniel Christian
3 Promising Opportunities to Teach Your Kids From Home — from medium.com by Eva Keiffenheim
These organizations innovate homeschooling.
Excerpt:
What follows are three organizations that rethink the way children learn from home.
From DSC:
My wife teaches for Outschool and really enjoys it! She develops solid relationships with her students and is able to personalize things (as she deals with 1-3 students at a time). She doesn’t charge much at all, but she enjoys it.
On 10/13/2021,
in attention, collaboration, communications, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, drama/theater, education, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, innovation, instructional design, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, learning preferences, lifelong learning, love of learning, more voice more choice more control, motivation, multimedia, new media literacies, participation, passions, pedagogy, play, podcasting, skills, story, storytelling, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, tools, user experience (UX), vendors, vision/possibilities, writing, youth,
by Daniel Christian
3 Tips for Making Passion-Based Learning Work Successfully — from thejournal.com by Dennis Pierce
Excerpt:
Passion-based learning, a form of self-directed learning in which students pursue projects of interest to them, is becoming more popular in schools — and for good reason: Educators who have set aside time for passion-based learning have discovered that students become highly engaged and motivated when learning about topics that intrigue them, while taking their learning much deeper than they would in a traditional lesson.
Passion-based learning initiatives include Genius Hour and 20time, both inspired by Google’s program that lets employees spend 20% of their time on projects of their choosing to spark innovation.
Giving all students the option to explore their interests can be challenging on a large scale. To overcome this hurdle and make the process easier for teachers, Sonora Elementary uses a new peer-to-peer learning platform called Tract, which is a collection of video content organized into self-directed learning paths.
From DSC:
I love the type of tool/app like Tract — as students can work on a variety of skills:
- multimedia development
- music
- acting
- writing/composing
- digital storytelling
- …and more
Such projects/tools can unleash a great deal of creativity, engagement, and positive energy. Learning becomes more relevant, enjoyable, and interesting when we can provide more choice and control to our students.
On 10/12/2021,
in 3D, attention, content development, aggregation, repositories, education, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, engineering, ideas, instructional design, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, STEAM-related, student-related, teachers,
by Daniel Christian
Make learning engaging in any environment – from issuu.com [Tech & Learning Oct 2021 issue] by Erik Ofgang
Excerpt:
