Potentially-useful sites for developing writers out there:
Several reasons lie behind this growth.
On 04/29/2020,
in accessibility / UDL, Apple, assistive technologies, communications, communities of practice, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, engagement / engaging students, Google, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, innovation, instructional design, K-12 related, Microsoft, neurodivergent/special needs, online learning, online media, online tutoring, parents/guardians, participation, pedagogy, podcasting, reading, remote teaching and learning, society, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, youth,
by Daniel Christian
10 Tips for Supporting Students with Special Needs in #RemoteLearning — from jakemiller.net by Jake Miller
Excerpt:
How can we support learners with special needs in remote learning?
While, certainly, some educators are doing great things to support these students, from my observations, this has taken a backseat to other elements of remote learning. And these students NEED OUR HELP.
Unfortunately, I am not an expert in special education, accessibility features or assistive technology. I am, however, skilled at asking other people to share their expertise. ? So, in episode 40 of the Educational Duct Tape podcast and in the 4.8.20 #EduDuctTape Twitter Chat I asked educators one simple question:
How can we support learners with special needs in remote learning?
And they DELIVERED. I mean, the awesome suggestions and resources, all from a perspective of support rather than judgment, POURED in. And so, here they are.
On 04/26/2020,
in adjunct faculty, Canvas - and other Instructure-related items, CMS/LMS, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, digital learning, education, elearning, faculty/staff, Google, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, online learning, online media, participation, productivity / tips and tricks, remote teaching and learning, strategy, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, training / L&D, universities,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I don’t think Karl would mind if you posted a link to his video in your Week #1 module…
…and/or in your online orientation sessions, etc.
Thanks Karl for posting this resource out there on YouTube!
On 04/26/2020,
in A/V -- audio/visual, accessibility / UDL, adult learning, Apple, assistive technologies, colleges, community colleges, digital audio, education, education technology, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interactivity, interface design, IT in HE, K-12 related, law schools, learning, multimedia, neurodivergent/special needs, platforms, productivity / tips and tricks, psychology, remote teaching and learning, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technology (general), tools, United States, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design, vendors, voice recognition / voice enabled interfaces, youth,
by Daniel Christian
On 04/24/2020,
in assessment, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, education, education reform, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, lifelong learning, love of learning, more voice more choice more control, motivation, neurodivergent/special needs, parents/guardians, participation, personalized/customized learning, platforms, policy, reinvent, society, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, surviving, teachers, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, traditional / tradition, trends, United States, user experience (UX), vision/possibilities, youth,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
NOTE: The K-12 education system that I’m talking about in this posting is the pre-COVID-19 education system.
What Cory Henwood describes here…
…is what I describe as the quickly moving K-12 education train that stops for no one!
(image source)
This becomes especially troublesome for those on either side of the 80% bell curve. I know about this, as one of our daughters has been living through this phenomenon for years. We are seriously considering homeschooling for her as we want her learning experiences to be more positive ones for her. We want to provide more choice, more control for what she wants to learn about — and the pace at which she can go through those experiences. We want there to be more joy in her learning experiences. This will hopefully help her build more positive perspectives about learning in general.
This is not a mute issue…nor is this a topic that’s focused on just students with special needs. In fact, this topic is relevant to every single student in America — as everyone is now required to be lifelong learners these days. Grades need to diminish in importance. The enjoyment of learning needs to rise.
Note: There were some times in public and charter schools that provided courses and topics of great interest to her, and provided some great joy to her. Plus, there were some incredibly-dedicated teachers and staff that created a team around our daughter. I’m very grateful for them and for their efforts. But positive learning experiences were becoming too few and too far between. The train left the station *for everyone* at such-and-such a time, and stopped *for everyone* at such and such a time. The education system required that she and her classmates move at a certain (high) speed — regardless of their mastery of the content. Teachers know what I’m talking about here…big time.
We need to get to what Cory discusses about when he discusses competency-based education.
Plus, we need to get to a place where there is:
On 04/07/2020,
in adjunct faculty, Adobe, Apple, assessment, Canvas - and other Instructure-related items, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, CMS/LMS, colleges, community colleges, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education, education technology, faculty/staff, Google, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, instructional design, IT in HE, K-12 related, law schools, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, legal technologies, Microsoft, mobile learning, mobile technologies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, remote teaching and learning, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, tools, universities, usability, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Q: For those who prefer or need to handwrite their essays, what are some ways/methods that students can use to scan in — and then submit — their essays into Canvas?
A: Below are a few different options, potential solutions, and resources:
- Students can also scan in their essays via most combination printers/scanners these days. Then they can insert those scans into a Word doc and submit it.
- A Google search presents many different ways to scan in items into a Word document. That Word doc can then be submitted or saved as a PDF file (and then be submitted as as PDF file).
- Also see How to create a PDF of handwritten assignments — from Canvas @ Yale. Yale recommended the following apps:
Also see:
- The new Office app now generally available for Android and iOS — from microsoft.com by the Microsoft 365 team
Excerpt:
Integrating our Lens technology to unlock the power of the camera with capabilities like converting images into editable Word and Excel documents, scanning PDFs, and capturing whiteboards with automatic digital enhancements to make the content easier to read.
On 01/16/2020,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, active learning, attention, Bring your own device (BYOD), collaboration, colleges, community colleges, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education technology, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, face-to-face, faculty/staff, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, instructional design, IT in HE, K-12 related, law schools, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, liberal arts, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multimedia, participation, platforms, second screen apps, smart classrooms, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, training / L&D, universities, user experience (UX), vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
If you are using a tool like Cisco Webex in your school, consider implementing the idea below. I’d like to thank Mr. Steve Grant and Mr. Nelson Miller from the WMU-Cooley Law School for their work in implementing/recommending this approach.
If you are using a tool like Cisco Webex, you can use it to share content to displays, laptops, smartphones, and tablets. If the professor starts a Cisco Webex Meeting Center session using their own personal room, the students can then join that meeting via their devices. (To eliminate noise and confusion — as well as to reduce bandwidth — the students should mute their microphones and choose not to send the video from their webcams.)
If you were doing a think-pair-share, for example, and you really liked what a certain pair of students had going on, one of the students could share their work with the rest of the class. By doing so, whatever was going on on that student’s device could be displayed by any projectors in the room, as well as on any other devices that were connected to the Cisco Webex Meeting Room.
“So you could project any student’s work as students proceed with in-class exercises. Projecting student work adds another level of accountability, excitement, and concentration to in-class exercises.”
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Also, using the Cisco Webex Meeting Center in your face-to-face classroom not only opens up that sort of collaboration channel, but, via the chat feature, it can also open up a running backchannel to draw out your more introverted students, or those students who have questions but don’t want to have the spotlight thrown on them.
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On 01/07/2020,
in career development, Daniel S. Christian, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, global / globalization, K-12 related, online learning, online tutoring, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, trends, UK, United States,
by Daniel Christian
Generation Z and online tutoring: natural bedfellows? — from innovatemyschool.com by John Ingram
Excerpt:
The K-12 online tutoring market is booming around the world, with recent research estimating it to grow by 12% per year over the next five years, a USD $60bn increase. By breaking down geographic barriers and moving beyond the limits of local teaching expertise, online tutoring is an especially valuable tool for those looking to supplement their studies in the developing world, and students globally are increasingly signing up to online tuition early on in their secondary education schooling.
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On 12/04/2019,
in assessment, learning, learning ecosystem, learning theories, memory, metacognition / metacognitive skills, pedagogy, psychology, research, science, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, youth,
by Daniel Christian
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On 12/03/2019,
in accessibility / UDL, active learning, adjunct faculty, adult learning, analytics, attention, blended learning, CMS/LMS, colleges, community colleges, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital learning, education technology, engagement / engaging students, face-to-face, faculty/staff, flipping -- inverted learning, formal learning, higher education, hybrid learning, instructional design, interactivity, internet, IT in HE, learning, learning ecosystem, learning preferences, online learning, pedagogy, platforms, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teaching & learning, teaching online, training / L&D, United States, universities,
by Daniel Christian
2019 study of undergraduate students & information technology — from library.educause.edu
Excerpts:
Drawing on survey data from more than 40,000 students across 118 US institutions, this report highlights a number of important findings related to students’ technology preferences, supports, and experiences, with the goal of aiding technology and higher education professionals in improving student learning experiences and success.
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But they want to be more than in-class spectators:
- “I want my professors to stop reading PowerPoint slides word-for-word off of a screen, and to start using the technology at hand to create a different kind of lecture that will engage their students in the learning process.”
- “I’d love for there to be more interactive polling and questions during class. Even though I don’t like the idea of being in lecture every day, that would keep me more engaged if the instructors were more dynamic with their tech use.”
- “Integrate [technology] more into lectures. It’s very difficult to sit and watch you talk. Technology can be so beneficial to learning if used in the right ways to enhance and complement lectures. Use collaborative quizzes (Kahoot, etc.), let us research in class, etc.”
- “Provide more online learning tools such as interactive lectures where people on laptops or tablets can also engage with the material being presented.”
Figure 2. Student learning environment preferences for specific course-related activities and assignments
Recommendations
- Leverage analytics to gain a greater understanding of the student demographics that influence learning environment preferences.
- Continue to promote online success tools and provide training to students on their use through orientations and advisement sessions.
- Expand efforts to improve Wi-Fi reliability in campus housing and outdoor spaces.
- Allow students to use the devices that are most important to their academic success in the classroom.
- Establish a campus community to address accessibility issues and give “accessibility evangelists” a seat at the table.
From DSC:
Well students…you might find that you have a major surprise ahead of you — as a significant amount of your future learning/training will take place completely online. Go ask some folks who have graduated about their onboarding experiences. Then go ask people who have been in the workplace for over a decade. You’ll see what I mean.