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Blog Post created by Lisa Gates and Caroline Monsell In Activity Two we participated in the Stanford d.School design process (2016) in partners.This experience led us to the development of a prototype for a blended online course consisting of three… Continue Reading →

There are several learner centered benefits when designing instruction using open pedagogy and open educational resources. Although, Merrill (2002) asserted that instructional design must include a problem centered approach incorporating activation of previously learned information, demonstration and application of skills… Continue Reading →

Twenty-three years ago, my children were between the ages of two and five.  Computers were not a mainstay in everyone’s home and the definition of screen time related to watching television.  Just like today, we had Sesame Street and Thomas… Continue Reading →

MIT News, suggested that Seymour Papert’s “…ideas and inventions have transformed how children around the world create and learn” (MIT, 2016).  Papert contributed to creating change in education by recognizing that computers can be used to deliver instruction and information… Continue Reading →

Co-authored by: Leigha Nevay, Tala Mami, Caroline Monsell, Kerry Sharples, and Owen Lloyd Image retrieved from: Retrieved from https://medium.com/@_mufarrohah/the-influences-of-technology-and-media-on-learning-process-de86ac9d7da6. Summary of the Points of View in Clark and Kozma’s Papers Richard E. Clark and Robert B. Kozma are considered by… Continue Reading →

Attached is the annotated bibliography for Seymour Papert.  His work was very interesting and he is definitely an inspiration to TechEd. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JbaNEQ61ZGXTiGTDMnLV7mCHvl_CqB5RhKdDdLPkBYw/edit?usp=sharing    

For our post this week Arv and I set out to become ‘masters of Tai Chi’ through the digital medium.  Similar to the ‘qi ’– (the life energy) that flows in all of us our Google master produced close to… Continue Reading →

An instructional designer should incorporate the learning theory that is specific to the topic, situation, learner needs and outcomes.  With this in mind, a one size/one learning theory does not fit every situation.  In the example below, it will be… Continue Reading →

Our world of educational design and technology has changed rapidly over the years.  Some believed change would happen sooner than later. In his article, Reiser (2001) recalls that in 1913, Thomas Edison suggested books will not be used and the… Continue Reading →