IST Professional Organizations
Thanks to Deborah Sacharoff for this expanded list of Professional Associations.
Thanks to Deborah Sacharoff for this expanded list of Professional Associations.
I spend a lot of time contemplating the need that drives our work at Designers for Learning. It’s challenging to get the right mix of relevant statistics to frame the problem/need, empathy to share the human cost/importance, while avoiding condescension (e.g., labeling/deeming other humans as being “less than”). So, here’s today’s latest attempt. I’ve probably…
The Center for Research on Learning and Technology (CRLT) at Indiana University's School of Education provides some great resources, research and publications including video presentations, journal articles and papers, that focus on teaching, learning and technology. One long running CRLT project, directed by Professor Thomas Duffy, is the Learning to Teach with Technology Studio (LTTS)….
On January 13, 2023, Dr. Alec Couros hosted a seminar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching & learning. The slides and key resources are posted now, and a recording of the session will be added to this post once it’s available. Alec is a pioneering online educator and researcher – and a very smart dude!…
I stumbled on this statement from U.S. Senator Russ Feingold from the 6/12/06 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Net Neutrality (made me proud to be from Cheddarland). It inspired me to check in on the status. While the House passed COPE without meaningful Net Neutrality provisions and the Senate bill failed to pass the committee…
Last week, I received an email that the Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition (CCLC) announced its adoption of the Illinois Digital Learning Lab. Here’s a link to the email announcement for those interested in applying either as a Lab participant or subject matter expert.
Pulled from the bowels of BB … What can instructional designers (IDers) do to facilitate and enhance the process of knowledge "transfer"? I think it is important to for us (designers, teachers, etc) to get beyond conceiving of training as an "intervention" to address a problem (gap in performance, attitude, etc). Rather than focusing on…