You can practice for a job interview with Google AI — from engadget.com by J. Fingas
You’ll know how to answer key questions.
On 05/16/2022,
in active learning, education technology, educational games / serious games, love of learning, participation, platforms, play, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, vendors, writing,
by Daniel Christian
Best Free Virtual Escape Rooms for Schools — from techlearning.com by Diana Restifo
Virtual escape rooms incorporate riddles, puzzles, math, logic, and literacy skills to create an exciting adventure in education.
Excerpt:
Virtual escape rooms are a form of gamified learning that incorporates riddles, puzzles, math, logic, and literacy skills to create an exciting adventure in education. Students demonstrate their skills and knowledge in order to unlock each level, eventually earning their liberation. Some escape rooms are one-page affairs, while others weave an intricate backstory to enthrall players. Many also offer hints when an incorrect answer is given, thereby encouraging kids to persevere until success is achieved.
There’s no charge for any of these virtual escape rooms, so feel free to free yourself, for free!
Also relevant/see:
Storybird Lesson Plan — from techlearning.com by Stephanie Smith Budhai, Ph.D.
This Storybird Lesson Plan is designed to help educators utilize a digital learning platform to support teaching and learning
Excerpt:
Storybird is an attractive and easy-to-use reading and writing online edtech tool with beautiful images to inspire students as they develop their literacy skills. Storybird goes beyond reading online books, and provides an accessible platform for learners of all ages to engage in a wide variety of reading and writing genres including descriptive, creative, and persuasive writing as well as longform stories, flash fiction, poetry, and comics.
For an overview of Storybird, check out What is Storybird for Education? Best Tips and Tricks. This sample lesson plan is geared toward fiction storytelling writing instruction for elementary students.
Video Friday: Automotive Artistry Your weekly selection of [excellent] robot videos — from spectrum.ieee.org by Evan Ackerman
On 05/14/2022,
in content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, instructional design, strategy, tools, training / L&D, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Five steps to getting higher ROI on your learning content — from chieflearningofficer.com by Anindita Gupta
Excerpt:
Both scenarios point toward the fact that organizations are investing a disproportionate amount of time and money on their star content while the supporting content assets are left languishing. In the long run, this skewed handling makes it extremely difficult for L&D teams to manage and maintain not just their content but also their budget. They could do better, be leaner, get more out of their investments, and experience smarter if they did just one thing differently.
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Also relevant/see:
- The Top 5 VILT Platforms that Make ‘Training from Home’ a Reality — from blog.commlabindia.com by Nikhil Bhogaraju
Is this your first time using VILT platforms? Are you overwhelmed by the vast number of virtual classrooms available today? Don’t let that stop you. Read on to discover the top 5 VILT platforms that you can choose from. - 6 Essential Features of The Top 5 Rapid eLearning Authoring Tools — from blog.commlabindia.com
Finding the best rapid eLearning authoring tool to meet your corporate training needs can be challenging. Here’s a blog that shares 6 essential features as well as the top 5 authoring tools of 2022.
Addendum on 5/16/22:
- The Top 5 Common Pitfalls of VILT and How to Avoid Them — from blog.commlabindia.com by Nikhil Bhogaraju
On 05/11/2022,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, adjunct faculty, collaboration, colleges, communications, community colleges, corporate universities / corporate training, digital audio, digital video, distance education, education technology, experimentation, faculty/staff, higher education, Hyflex learning, instructional design, IT in HE, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning preferences, learning spaces, learning theories, liberal arts, pedagogy, platforms, remote teaching and learning, smart classrooms, teachers, teaching & learning, technology (general), telecommunications, tools, training / L&D, United States, universities, user experience (UX), vendors, videoconferencing,
by Daniel Christian
Technology for HyFlex Classrooms: Major Considerations — from hyflexlearning.org by Brian Beatty
Excerpts:
This post describes four aspects of classroom technology that are very important to address when developing a HyFlex approach that can be effective at scale.
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The classroom technology needs can be organized into four areas:
- two-way audio stream (connection),
- incoming video presentation of remote learners
- outgoing video presentation of classroom and learners
- interactive technology to support interaction, engagement, and formative assessment
Also re: hyflex teaching — where some students are physically present and some are coming into the class remotely– see:
Part I – Motivating Learners by Building Efficacy (Confidence) through Scaffolding and Support— from hyflexlearning.org by Jeanne Samuel
Excerpts:
HyFlex delivery may be new to many learners. Therefore, it is important to provide them with the supports they need to be successful. Regardless of the delivery mode, learners are motivated by success and by instructor presence. In part one of this topic post, we will write about how instructor support and feedback (a form of guidance) can motivate learners and build learner confidence.
PART II- Feedback for Improving Student Success and Satisfaction — from hyflexlearning.org by Jeanne Samuel
Excerpt:
In part 1 of this post, we focused on how feedback and support promote learner confidence. Learner confidence can lead to improved learner retention, progression, and success regardless of the class delivery mode. In part 2, we focus on feedback strategies.
On 05/10/2022,
in 21st century, career development, change, culture, emerging technologies, ethics, instructional design, society, trends, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
The rise of tech ethicists shows how the industry is changing — from protocol.com by Veronica Irwin
Though the job titles are new, the ways to attract new talent are virtually the same.
Excerpt:
In 2022, “responsible tech” is a career path. Job titles range from “trust and safety officer” to “policy lead.” And several organizations and academic institutions are engaged in ecosystem-mapping projects to define which academic programs best prepare students to work in the field, how the jobs are described and what companies are pursuing ethical tech in earnest.
“There’s a lot of appetite for this, especially as the public has become very aware of highly publicized problems with technology,” Tweed, now the program director for All Tech is Human, said. “I see that continuing to grow for the foreseeable future.”
Speaking of careers, here’s another item:
- Instructional Design Careers and Trends Webinar — from christytuckerlearning.com by Christy Tucker
Get answers to questions about instructional design careers and trends in this webinar recording from UC-Irvine.
On 05/09/2022,
in adult learning, career development, change, changing business models, chemistry, CMS/LMS, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, competency-based learning/education, education, education technology, faith, higher education, ideas, innovation, lifelong learning, Michigan, society, sociology, technology (general), United States, universities, vendors, vision/possibilities, vocational / trades, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
A Turning Point for Prison Education — from chronicle.com by Taylor Swaak
With reinstatement of Pell Grants imminent, the programs weigh technology’s long-term role.
Excerpts:
Incarcerated people who participate in postsecondary-education programs are 48 percent less likely to return to prison, according to a 2018 study from the RAND Corporation.
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Three colleges that The Chronicle spoke with are in varying stages of adding technology to their prison-ed programs.
Addendum on 5/11/22:
- Prisoners receive college degrees at graduation ceremony inside a Michigan prison — from mlive.com by Bradley Massman
It was a proud, and somewhat routine commencement ceremony for Calvin University on Monday, May 9, though held in the confines of a state prison.
Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary joined the Michigan Department of Corrections Monday to host the graduation ceremony for Calvin Prison Initiative (CPI) students at the state’s Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia.
Addendums on 5/16/22:
- More than new 70 colleges and universities chosen to help the incarcerated get credentials — from universitybusiness.com by Chris Burt
The Department of Education is expanding Second Chance Pell Experiment for prospective students in prison. - “Facing Life” by Brandon Tauszik & Pendarvis Harshaw — from booooooom.com
On 05/09/2022,
in Alternatives, business side of he, career development, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, colleges, community colleges, competency-based learning/education, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, higher education, innovation, instructional design, learning ecosystem, lifelong learning, marketplaces, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, online learning, skills, training / L&D, United States, universities, vendors, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Coursera launches skills training academy for colleges and companies — from highereddive.com by Natalie Schwartz
Experts say the move could help the company strengthen its focus on selling courses to colleges rather than consumers.
Excerpts:
Coursera, like other popular MOOC platforms, has made its name by bringing online classes to the masses. But lately, the company has been expanding efforts to provide these offerings to colleges and employers rather than solely to consumers.
The company doubled down on that strategy Wednesday, when it announced the launch of a career training academy that enables users to earn entry-level certificates from companies like Meta and IBM in fields such as data analytics, social media marketing and user experience design. Institutions — including colleges, businesses and government organizations — can sign up to make the platform available to their students or employees.
The move signals a shift in strategy for the company. While Coursera is still focused on delivering courses directly to consumers, it’s also been building out its offerings to colleges and employers. This business segment includes Coursera for Campus, which allows colleges to use the platform’s content in their classes.
From DSC:
For those who think MOOCs have come and gone:
Coursera has been using academic content created by universities for years to build its audience, amassing some 97 million users by the end of last year, according to its latest earnings report.
Addendum on 5/11/22:
- Colleges Are Losing Students. Is That A Growth Opportunity For Coursera? — from edsurge.com by Daniel Mollenkamp