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ByJMThe 2019 AECT Convention Call for Proposals deadline is creeping up on February 18th, and Designers for Learning participants will be submitting at least 4 (but maybe 6?) submissions related to our work. Today, I aggregated the session topics in a master Google Doc and tomorrow I’ll send it out to the roster of presenters…
Degree Programs: Educational Communications and Technology
ByJMThe AECT web site offers a global roundup of academic institutions offering degree programs in educational communications and technology. Search the database for specific types of degrees (Certificates, Masters, PhD, etc) offered both f2f or online. Technorati Tags: instructional design, edtech, educational technology, AECT
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ByJMBetween the U.S. House defeat of COPE Net Neutrality provisions and their recent 410 – 15 passage of DOPA, I am really beginning to question my online learning aspirations. Is it as dire as some predict? Are we headed straight for the Internet Dark Ages? I didn't fully grasp the twisted mindset on the DOPA…
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ByJMInstructional design is all about choices. Well … and constraints. Oh, and requirements. And, let’s not forget preferences. Pretty soon our choices feel limited. I’ve been told my designs are too text heavy. However, there are reasons: Openness: David Wiley notes in his overview of the 5R permissions (i.e., retain, reuse, revise, remix, redistribute) that…
Sample, Taste, and Savor Some New Technologies
ByJMHow did I miss this wiki on new technologies for education?!? It made a “5” on my Furl rating.