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Imagine that you are the go-to person for instructional technology for your college or university, and it has been decided that all students will be required to purchase an e-reader and download their … View More
By Baron Justin VonMarquisenstein Ph.D. There is a great appeal to the creative process, and we all enjoy it in some aspect of our lives. Maybe not as much as Baron Victor Frankenstein, but we can all … View More
Halloween is upon us once again and everyone enjoys a good scary movie. It makes our adrenaline pump so we can feel a little more alive than the daily grind allows for. In a post 9/11 world, however, … View More
It’s the nightmare again. I’m back in college, in a giant, dimly lit lecture hall. There is a murmur of voices all around me. The teacher doesn’t look right. He’s got a sketch … View More
Taking a step back and examining something as vibrant as the Occupy Wall Street protests is very difficult from a sociological or anthropological standpoint. It is like trying to pick up Jell-O with tweezers … View More
(OccupyColleges.org) As Occupy Wall Street moves into its second month, the movement is spreading into colleges and universities across the country, culminating in a National Solidarity Teach-in scheduled … View More
On Saturday afternoon, while driving through downtown Spokane – as isolated and homogeneous a city as you can imagine – we drove past a small group of Occupy Wall Street protesters. We rolled … View More
One of the things that I like the most about the field of instructional design is the opportunity to think about that hard to quantify meta-level where you are teaching someone how to teach someone else … View More
As someone interested in learning and video games, one of the most inspirational things I have seen, read, or heard lately, is the TED talk by game designer Jane McGonigal, "Gaming can make a better world … View More
Yesterday’s post outlined the history of education in America and the role that the Industrial Revolution had in shaping the system as it is today. While the industrial model of education is efficient … View More