This great newsletter popped into my inbox today from the folks behind Sprint. It’s got links to resources relevant to designers (aka “developers” in the instructional design world), including:
A recent free report published in Faculty focus summarizes a survey of Twitter usage and trends among higher ed faculty. As noted in the summary to the report, about 20% are familiar or very familiar with Twitter and of those who use it 7% use it in the classroom. It is this group of teachers…
I had a wonderful evening with colleagues at the Chicago Literacy Alliance (CLA) “One for the Books” event at the Literacenter. While I’m thrilled to return home with a signed copy of “Calypso” by David Sedaris, I’m so proud Designers for Learning represents one of the 140+ nonprofit members of the CLA. Thank you to…
This podcast reviews the scale of online higher education in the United States. As more colleges offer online courses and more students enroll in them, will perceptions change? Links mentioned in this podcast include: The Sloan Consortium (Home Page) The Sloan Consortium (Publications: Survey Reports) The Sloan Consortium Report: "Growing by Degrees: Online Education in…
I’ve taken various versions of the Myers-Briggs test in the past and I tend to vary within the N / S category. I would guess that my responses vary based on my current situation when I take the test – what project I am working on, recent social situations, whether I’m in a new job…
As I mentioned yesterday, Jeff and I are preparing two conference presentations on accessibility for the IACEA conference next week and the COABE conference in April. I’ve immersed myself in the topic for the past several months, and today was no exception. From our early days at the Literacenter in 2017, we’ve sketched out many…
Throughout my graduate program, we read study after study examining the effects on learning outcomes. Even my own dissertation considered the relationship between students’ perceptions of community in an online environment and learning outcomes (spoiler: no relationship was suggested in my data). However, the students’ perceptions of community within the class were significantly positively correlated with…