Category Technology in Learning

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 →

Unfortunately, the problems with educational technology run much deeper than too much hype followed by too little impact. I’ve recently learned of Roy Amara and his ‘law’. Roy Amara PRINTED FROM OXFORD REFERENCE (www.oxfordreference.com). (c) Copyright Oxford University Press, 2013…. Continue Reading →

We have mentioned previously that educational technology may not necessarily be a good thing. We firmly believe that there are tremendous advantages to using technology in education, including increasing access through online tools, promoting personalization and agency through student ownership… Continue Reading →

Social media can be a powerful platform for facilitating interaction, learning, and engagement. When designing edci335, one of the initial decisions involved selecting a social backchannel that could work for everyone. Knowing we had learners joining from all over the… Continue Reading →