This demo was created for use in trainings to have educators play with GitHub, GitHub Pages, and Jekyll. This guide is meant to help Git and GitHub beginners get up and running with GitHub Pages and Jekyll. It assumes you know very little about Git and GitHub. We’ll be using a little bit of Markdown,… Continue reading →
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Perfectionism is often an excuse for procrastination. Paul Graham Many of us come up with great ideas or ways to innovate in current circumstances. It takes a confident, resolute mind to follow through and finish on those ideas that we’ve tinkered with. This time is often well spent as we think through design choices, and… Continue reading →
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This quote comes from the book Smarter, Faster, Better by Charles Duhigg. As we try to make sense of our own lives and make room for the dreams or goals that we hope to achieve, the first step is to identify the roadblocks and impediments that thwart motivation and our ambitions. These roadblocks come in the form… Continue reading →
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The purpose of the technology, Instruction, Learning in Teaching (TILT) survey is to assess the use of instructional technologies by faculty, instructors, and students in higher education. Instructional technology is defined as the design and implementation of digital texts and tools in order to create engaging, effective learning experiences. This version of the TILT survey… Continue reading →
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The purpose of the technology, Instruction, Learning in Teaching (TILT) survey is to assess the use of instructional technologies by faculty, instructors, and students in higher education. Instructional technology is defined as the design and implementation of digital texts and tools in order to create engaging, effective learning experiences. This version of the TILT survey… Continue reading →
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In consideration of our present levels of awareness, we often have difficulty identifying and becoming aware of these perspectives. Furthermore, it serves as an impediment and blocks us from making advancements in our own lives. There are several reasons why we find this to be difficult. What we picture or imagine about the world is… Continue reading →
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In the past I’ve written about bots and the future of education. I countered this with a recent post about the future including a human touch and I think about the opportunities for bots, AI, and the user experience. I think there are ways that we should frame this look at “bots” and extend it… Continue reading →
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In an earlier post, I shared some of the thinking behind the development and validation of the Technology, Instruction, Learning in Teaching (TILT) survey. In this post, I’ll share some of the steps taken in the content validation process. Development of the survey When you develop a survey, you need to go through a process… Continue reading →
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As AI (artificial intelligence) take over many aspects of our lives, people are wonder about the role of machine learning in education. The classroom is no stranger to online teaching and adaptive software and this trend is speeding up as a result of the coronavirus. With schools closing down and universities moving exclusively into remote… Continue reading →
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Together with a group of colleagues (Kate Keeney & Jack Wolfe) as part of a professional learning group at my institution, we worked to better understand the role of digital literacy, and more specifically instructional technology use in instruction. It is hoped that the results of this study will test important research questions about literacy… Continue reading →
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Diamonds are one of the most precious stones available and are taken from nature. Glass is artificial. Unlike Glass, Diamonds are rare. The word diamond has been derived from the Greek ἀδάμας (adámas), which means proper, unalterable, and untamed. Glass is a word that comes from glesum, a Germanic word for a transparent and lustrous… Continue reading →
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Chunking is the strategy of breaking up information into shorter, bite-sized pieces that are more manageable and easier to remember. In general, a chunk is a piece or part of something larger. In cognitive psychology, a chunk is an organizational piece or unit of our memory. Chunks are important as they break down challenging pieces… Continue reading →
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In order to promote open scholarship, I am sharing most of the materials from my packet for Tenure and Promotion. I am sharing these materials to provide guidance for colleagues and peers that are looking for guidance on these elements. I will share individual posts for pieces of the packet. This will conclude with one… Continue reading →
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The Internet gives us opportunities to quickly share our work with a global audience. These new possibilities can help communicate our work with an audience that previously may have never considered your work in the past. This is especially important as the primary information source for many individuals is the Internet, especially social networking spaces. … Continue reading →
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For more than a decade, I’ve been teaching educators from Pre-K up through higher education how to be digitally literate educators. In earlier posts discussing how to be a digitally literate educator, and agile researcher, I boil this down to a three step process: Create and curate your digital identity – Write yourself into being…. Continue reading →
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Several years ago I wrote this piece for Hybrid Pedagogy that unpacked how scholars could or should be a bit more digitally literate. One of the threads of this piece focused on making your work more accessible and approachable. Academics can assist citizens by making their specific area of expertise more accessible and understandable to… Continue reading →
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Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. Seneca In thinking through the events that bring me to this today, we often look back at points in life and identify an unforeseen element known as luck that brings us opportunities. The challenge is that we sometimes cannot factor in “luck” to identify when or how… Continue reading →
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Across society, we are seeing protest and unrest as we reckon with the sins of past generations. As we view these events, we may feel excited, upset, confused, or enraged. As members of a networked, social society, this makes many think that they should post that awesome hot take that attracts attention, gives your commentary,… Continue reading →
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Who “owns” the content in online courses after they are over? As I write this, my daughter is in the next room busy on another day of virtual kindergarten. The teacher is admirably teaching the group in a mix of Google Meet sessions throughout the day. Most of the content management and completion/collection of assignments… Continue reading →
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At the end of the Fall 2019 semester, I was headed for a mental breakdown. A series of events led to a lack of sleep, high anxiety, and a serious check of my health and ego. I came back from two conferences in which I presented my research and connected with colleagues. During this stretch… Continue reading →
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