Teaching

Extending Canvas

So a faculty member asked me a few days ago how she can put things in canvas that will make it more fun for students. ANGEL had graded crosswords, and a couple of other tools that could be added in.

Apps

Let’s Let go of Files

More and more these days, people are using “The Cloud” for work and school.

The idea that we need files to download and work with is becoming less and less of a necessity.

Right or Privilage?

This last week I had the pleasure of seeing former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich speak at InstructureCon in Park City, Utah.

His talk was quite boring for me honestly, because he spoke of the obvious. He spoke of rising tuition costs, continued cuts to education…

The Rise of the Adjuncts

As you may have noticed in recent years, the hiring of adjuncts has increased considerably, most notably after the 2008 GFC (Global Financial Crisis). Almost all adjuncts I’ve ever worked with are passionate instructors, dedicated to their students’ success and willing to help them…

Competency-based Education: the solution to all our problems?

In my role as an eLearning Director at a small technical college in Washington state, I attended a series of workshops put on by Western Governor’s University, going over various aspects of their online competency-based…

What does Hybrid actually mean?

Generally, when you enroll in college, you see different courses in the catalog.

“What’s this? Online. That makes sense. It’s an online course.”

An open letter to Higher Ed Admins

Dear Higher Ed Admins,

At a time when most of us here in the United States are facing continuing cuts to education, it’s important to take into account the thoughts and advice of those around you. This is one such piece of advice is from an…

Empathy in Instruction

Over the years, I have been quite vocal in my opposition to high stakes testing as a means to assess learning. The example I always gave was this:

“What if a student’s mom died the night before the big test? How do you think they would do? Does this mean they…