If you’re like me, you’ve got tons of places online that you frequent. Most people have multiple accounts all over the place. From Facebook to Twitter, LinkedIN, Pinterest, Google+, etc. you are busy and connected online. In addition to social networks you might have a blog, a learning Hub, and possibly email addresses you’d like…
In a continuing series of posts I’ll discuss the key components and classes of the Instructional Technology & Digital Media Literacy (IT&DML) program. The IT&DML program is a graduate level program designed to make individuals experts in the use of educational technologies and digital media in teaching and learning. To learn more about the IT&DML…
TL;DR Version: A reflection from week three of the #walkmyworld project. I detail the concerns that are present as we construct and share online information. In this post I urge you to educate, empower, and advocate for others. As we come to the end of the third week of this iteration of the #WALKMYWORLD project…
As we move to the close of the first week of the #WALKMYWORLD project as series of questions have been raised, and I have many more floating around in the back of my head. Some of these questions are a bit simple to answer. “I didn’t get started yet…can I just jump in?” Of course, come…
This is the first post we shared about the #WalkMyWorld Project. To review the full project website, click here. I’d like to invite you all in to a challenge that I’ve help develop with an awesome group of researchers. In this challenge, we will explore the use of digital texts and tools as a means…
TL;DR version: In this blog post I reflect on what I believe to be the most essential question behind development of a MOOC, or an open educational resource – WHY? I’ve been receiving this question a lot lately and wanted to share my thoughts on the work we’ve completed, and where we’re headed. Over the past couple…
TL;DR version: As your create and curate your digital identity and online educational brand, consider using Google Sites as your digital learning hub. This allows you to have one place online that you use to include any & all content you want your students to use. In a previous set of blog posts I…
On day four at the MA New Literacies Institute we primarily had a series of Digital Texts and Tools sessions, and time for participants to work collaboratively on their units. My sessions included a focus on screencasting, audio podcasting, and Google Presenter. In working with participants to help them plan out and develop their work…
This blog post shares basic principles for educators as they develop their own personal learning network. I detail several options that I personally use. Because of the influx of new and digital literacies the ways in which we learn, socialize, and communicate as a society are constantly in a state of flux. This means that…
For some of my classes I’ve been using a mix of Google Sites or Wikispaces and Google+ Communities. I discussed the use of Wikispaces earlier and decisions that I make in terms of keeping them public or private for courses. As I stated in earlier posts here, I do not use Blackboard for my learning…