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Better Learning Design Rather than focusing on poor learning design, I think it is more beneficial to think about what good learning design looks like. We have encountered some ideas in previous units, such as Derek Muller talking about the… Continue Reading →
This is your first required post for EDCI 335 and will be assessed for your Individual Community Contributions grade (each worth 5%). After completing the activities for this unit, including reading Chapter 11, ‘Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism‘ from Foundations of Learning and… Continue Reading →
In higher ed, there is an expectation that student work will be of sufficient academic quality, often called ‘rigour’. This is why the University of Victoria publishes the grading standards in every syllabus, and why we also published information about… Continue Reading →
Feedback Please take a few minutes to read Hattie’s book section Feedback in Schools, linked here. As you read, make note in particular of the three feedback questions, Where am I going?, How am I going? and, Where to next?… Continue Reading →
This is your second required post for EDCI 335 and will count toward your final grade (25%). Now that you have some understanding of the theoretical grounds for teaching and learning, we are going to begin to think about how that is… Continue Reading →
Validity and reliability are two important ideas that must be considered when thinking about assessment in any context, and especially in learning environments. An assessment is considered valid if it directly measures the product of the stated outcomes, or, stated… Continue Reading →
What is Interaction? A quiz (not for grades). Which of these do you think are examples of interaction? Educational technology is often touted as being interactive on the assumption that interaction is a good thing for learners. We would agree… Continue Reading →
As we reflect on stories from learning during the pandemic, it is important to distinguish the difference between the pivot to “emergency remote learning” and deliberately designed online, blended, distance, distributed, or mobile learning environments. Many instructors who had previously… Continue Reading →
What factors contribute to a designer’s decisions to incorporate technology in their learning environment? In classrooms where enrolment can exceed 100+ learners, quite often any tool that can increase efficiency in material distribution, assessment, and management are highly prized. But… Continue Reading →
Neuromyths represent misconceptions about brain research that become part of educational canon. They are used by instructors to sort and label learners or to rationalize a “best practice”. Your OPTIONAL task for this topic is to choose one neuromyth to… Continue Reading →