Silence is Golden? An Interview with Leslie Duran on Silence Online By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review In the past, higher education pedagogy has been built largely on the framework of a single knowledgeably expert speaking while others quietly listen and learn. Listening and silence are seen as positive in brick and mortar education, signaling … Read more
How Students with Depression Experience Online Learning: Tracy Orr’s Research Offers Pointers for Course Developers By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review The learning journey, with its mission of moving students from a place of unknowing to a place of mastery, is inherently challenging. When undertaken in a fully online environment, often alongside full-time work and family responsibilities, it takes … Read more
Personal Learning Environments: An Interview with EdMedia Keynote Speaker Linda Castaneda By Allie Alayan for AACE Review Today marks the start if the annual EdMedia conference (June 24-28) in Amsterdam. The program contains five keynotes as part of the conference. Keynotes are a great way to connect with experts in the field and learn about … Read more
Citizen Science and Data Literacy: An Interview with Monika Niederhuber and Urs Brändle By Allie Alayan for AACE Review The upcoming EdMedia 2019 Conference will be held from June 24-28 in Amsterdam. The program contains six workshops as part of the conference. Workshops are a great way to explore a concept, technology or practice in depth, … Read more
EdTech Myths and Truths: An Interview with EdMedia Keynote Speaker Paul Kirschner (Open University, The Netherlands) By Allie Alayan for AACE Review The upcoming EdMedia conference will be held from June 24-28 in Amsterdam. The program contains five keynotes as part of the conference. Keynotes are a great way to connect with experts in the field and learn about current, … Read more
Amsterdam & EdMedia, Here I Come: An Interview About Game Based Learning with Rhonda Newton By Allie Alayan for AACE Review The upcoming EdMedia conference will be held from June 24-28 in Amsterdam. The program contains six workshops as part of the conference. Workshops are a great way to explore a concept, technology or practice in depth, network with … Read more
Need a Reason to Visit Amsterdam? An Interview With Johannes Cronje on ‘How to Design Questions for Design Research’ By Allie Alayan for AACE Review The upcoming AACE EdMedia conference will be held from June 24-28 in Amsterdam. The program contains six workshops as part of the conference. Workshops are a great way to explore a concept, technology or practice in depth, network … Read more
Virtual Studios (4): Implementing a Virtual Studio: An Interview with Elijah Van Benschoten By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review Prompted by the 2019 Innovating Pedagogy Report, this post series has endeavored to provide a dive into the world of virtual studios. The first post in the series introduced studios and studio pedagogy. The second post examined high-level … Read more
Augmented Learning: An Interview with SITE Workshop Host Julie Howell By Allie Alayan for AACE Review Augmented reality describes the addition of a computer assisted contextual layer of information to the physical world, thereby creating an enhanced experience. Virtual reality on the other hand creates an immersive experience that takes learners away from the … Read more
Social Media in Education: An Interview with SITE Workshop Organizers Cassandra Drake and Alison Sternal By Allie Alayan for AACE Review With the ever-growing popularity of tools such as Instagram and Snapchat, social media has taken a visual turn. Instagram is a mobile photo and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook. Launched in October 2010, the site had … Read more