Virtual Reality For Everyone: An Interview with Greg Garner from Panoform By Angela Brown for AACE Review Panoform is a virtual reality application that allows people to transform drawings into immersive, three-dimensional environments. All you need is pen, paper, a smartphone with Internet access and, ideally, a VR viewer, example a simple Google Cardboard viewer. … Read more
Viva Las Vegas: An Interview with E-Learn Conference Chair Saul Carliner By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review The 23rd annual E-Learn — World Conference on E-Learning took place from October 15-18, 2018 in Las Vegas. 450 participants from 50 countries, 4 keynotes, 1 panel, 8 workshops, Cirque du Soleil, topic lunches, 250 sessions, 3 SIG meetings, 17 … Read more
Traveling to E-Learn 2018 in Las Vegas? Don’t Miss the Workshop Lineup! By Allie Alayan for AACE Review The upcoming AACE E-Learn conference is held from October 15-18 in Las Vegas. Have you packed your bags yet? More importantly, have you checked Academic Experts to figure out your schedule and connect to other presenters and participants? … Read more
Improving Civic Discourse by Fostering Web Literacy: An Interview with Mike Caulfield By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review Mike Caulfield is the director of blended and networked learning at Washington State University, Vancouver (WSU). He regularly blogs about edtech topics at Hapgood. He is an expert on informal learning, online communities and open educational resources. Throughout … Read more
Designing for Open Learning: An Interview with Gráinne Conole By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review In September 2018 Gráinne Conole started in her new role as Professor and Head of Open Education at the National Institute for Digital Learning at Dublin City University (NIDL). Prior to her current position, the native Irish scholar … Read more
Interview with the Creators of Hoaxy® from Indiana University By Sandra Rogers for AACE Review Figure 1. A Hoaxy® diffusion network regarding claims about the HPV vaccine. Falsehoods are spread due to biases in the brain, society, and computer algorithms (Ciampaglia & Menczer, 2018). A combined problem is “information overload and limited attention … Read more
Open Learning, Educational Media: An Interview with Theo Bastiaens, Newly Appointed Rector Magnificus of Open University and Chair of AACE Edmedia Conference By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review The Supervisory Board of the Open University of the Netherlands has appointed prof. dr. Theo Bastiaens as the new rector magnificus. On 1 January 2019 he will be succeeding prof.mr. Anja Oskamp. Bastiaens is currently vice-president of the … Read more
Flipgrid News: Microsoft Buys Video Discussion Platform – An Interview with CEO Jim Leslie By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid, the social education app that utilizes short videos to create collaborative lesson plans, online discussions, q&a formats, video vignettes and peer-to-peer student learning. The Minneapolis-based company has had strong growth for an experience … Read more
An Interview with Jeff Gallant from Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG) By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review In the last decade, the concept of Open Educational Resources (OER) has gained an undeniable momentum. At the same time, both faculty and students face barriers adopting OER. How can we foster a collaborative teaching climate in higher … Read more
Peer-to-peer learning with Open Educational Resources: An Interview with P2PU By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review The term open educational resources (OER) was coined in 2002 during a forum held by the UNESCO as the open provision of educational resources, enabled by information and communication technologies, for consultation, use and adaptation by a community … Read more