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In both my masters and doctoral programs in education, I didn’t take (nor do I think I was offered) a course on designing for accessibility. I was also an assistant editor of an education journal for a number of years and I don’t recall many (any?) submissions regarding designing for accessibility. Therefore, I’m thrilled that…
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Here’s a copy of my dissertation: Maddrell, J. A. (2011). Community of inquiry framework and learning outcomes (Doctoral dissertation). Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. I’ve had my dissertation up on my personal website for years. I’ve never taken the time to set up my site to track the “hits” to it, so I must not really care…
82:365 | Teaching at Scale
I’ve designed and facilitated massive open online courses (MOOCs), so I shouldn’t flinch when I see an article about Teaching at Scale. However, I’ve also taught small classes and appreciate the difference in the experience for me, as well as students. This is why I struggle with takes like this, as I know how hard…
Public Scholarship
In one of the courses I teach, students write a literature review (written in an academic APA writing style) on a topic of their choice and translate it into a different work for public consumption. The aim is to draw salient points from their analysis of the literature along with their concluding arguments and recommendations…
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