Yesterday we held the third episode of Digitally Literate. The show is a monthly, hour-long netcast that we produce using a Google Hangout-on-Air. The Digitally Literate show focuses on “meta-level” issues associated with literacy, education, and (sometimes) technology. The goal is to produce a discussion forum in which a panel of experts discuss challenges and…
TL;DR version: I recently tested using my Samsung Chromebook as the only computing device at an institute I helped facilitate over the summer. This blog post is about what I learned during this “acid test” and my thoughts about using the Chromebook as my sole computer. A little over two months ago I received my…
TL;DR version: This blog post is to document the start and first month of opening our Instructional Technology & Digital Media Literacy program. In subsequent blog posts we’ll document individual class syllabi and programatic design choices. This past month our Instructional Technology & Digital Media Literacy (IT&DML) program at UNH finally started up. It’s been…
This week in the Making Learning Connected MOOC, we were asked to develop and publish our “credo.” In short, we were to develop a short statement of our values, or belief systems in teaching, learning, education, “making”, etc. Also this week, I had the privilege of starting up our long awaited IT&DML program here at UNH. So,…
I’m in process of working my way through the materials for Week One in my first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). The course is on the setup, develop, and facilitation of blended learning activities. The course, and materials for the course are available by clicking here. I have had numerous opportunities to create and facilitate blended learning activities…
We’ve had iPads here in the Education Department for a little over a month now. The University and the College of Arts and Sciences graciously agreed to supply the tools to everyone for administrative and instructional use. Now that we’ve gotten over the initial distribution, I’d like to share some of what we’ve learned so…
As we creep closer to the start of the Instructional Technology & Digital Media Literacy (IT&DML) program, I wanted to share more details from the planning and scaling up of the program. The purpose of the program is to provide hybrid professional development and a graduate educational experience for educators that culminate in digital portfolios…
NOTE: Much of this content is antiquated as we’ve moved to a BYOB policy and currently use student blogs as a communication and assessment tool. Also…we never used iPads, we started off the program using Chromebooks and have always been using GAFE. Follow the IT&DML tag on this blog to see the evolution of the…
As some of you know, I’ve been hard at work this past year on a number of initiatives. One of the major ones has been the development and start-up of the Instructional Technology and Digital Media Literacy (IT&DML) program. The IT&DML program is specifically tailored to build the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to authentically…
Last week I had the privilege of presenting to some of our students on possible uses of new and digital literacies in an Elementary school. I presented an initial PPT describing the changing nature of literacy, which ultimately led into an instructional model I have been developing along with my colleague Greg McVerry. The gist of the talk focuses on…