Making Pedagogic Sense of Design Thinking: Author Interview By Allie Alayan for AACE Review As part of the 2019 special issue ‘Design Thinking for Education’ in the DeGruyter open access journal ‘Open Education Studies’ the author quartet Gnanaharsha Beligatamulla, Janice Rieger, Jill Franz, and Megan Strickfaden present a qualitative study investigating educators … Read more
How Informational are Infographics? An Interview with Julia Moritz By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review Infographics visualize topics and data in a compact format, and are of growing importance for learning material and editorial media. The carefully crafted design of icons, arrows, symbols and numbers is visually appealing. Cloud applications such as … Read more
When Students Design University: An Interview with Alessandra Molinari & Andrea Alessandro Gasparini By Allie Alayan for AACE Review Design thinking can provide students with the opportunity to think like an ‘expert designer,’ which can allow for greater engagement and commitment. It can be especially powerful as an instrument for students to become involved in organizational policies within higher education. As … Read more
Beautiful Questions: An Interview with Warren Berger By Allie Alayan for AACE Review There is no better way to start a conference than with a set of great questions. Warren Berger is giving the opening keynote on “The Power of Beautiful Questions” at the E-Learn conference in New Orleans on the … Read more
Open Educational Resources – Tips & Tricks for Producing and Adapting By Allie Alayan for AACE Review Emese Felvégi, Ariana E. Santiago, and Robert M. McCarn are hosting a workshop on Open Educational Resources at the upcoming E-Learn 2019 Conference. Their workshop will take place on Monday, November 4 from 1:00PM-4:30PM. We talked to them … Read more
Creating Learner-Centered Experiences: An Interview with Katie Martin from ‘Altitude Learning’ By Allie Alayan for AACE Review The 2019 E-Learn conference is held from November 4-7 in New Orleans. Do you have your suitcase packed for NOLA? A highlight feature that most participants look forward to in the conference program are the keynotes. At AACE … Read more
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