by Brian Bergen-Aurand Over the past five years, Tech.edu: A Hopkins Series on Education and Technology (from Johns Hopkins University Press) has published eleven books addressing the relationship among digital teaching and learning, accessibility and engagement, and student online experiences. Several of the titles address gaming and gamification. A couple focus on digital knowledge and ...more about On Diversifying Digital Learning— What to Read When You’re (Not) Teaching: November Edition
by George Rowe If you’re an instructor in a higher-education classroom, it’s unlikely you haven’t heard of or used the ‘flipped learning’ or ‘flipped classroom’ approach: students access course content online via video lectures and other multimedia, then come to class armed with questions and background knowledge ready to engage in guided, workshop-oriented tasks. Through ...more about 5 Ways to Use Canvas in Your Onground Classes
by Brian Bergen-Aurand Disability Awareness October is national disability awareness month, which might serve as a reminder to many of us to double check our course accessibility and usability. If you haven’t done so lately, this week might be a good time to run the accessibility checker on your pages and click on those Ally ...more about Disability and the Social Element of Digital Learning
by Ron Austin I remember a guest educator speaking about “scaffolding” at a Bellevue College professional development day ten years ago. The term “scaffolding” is an educational metaphor I studied while earning my Master of Education degree. I listened with interest as the educator and another visitor discussed something I had recently learned about myself. ...more about Educators Love a Good Metaphor
Earlier this month, I stumbled across a handful of new books focused on digital learning at Tech.edu: A Hopkins Series on Education and Technology. The series began in 2014 and currently features nine books covering topics as varied as gamification, teaching with new media, screen learning, developing knowledge and authority in online environments, and diversity ...more about What to Read When You’re (Not) Teaching: September Edition
Free professional development micro courses are provided by IRIS for modules running through the end of 2019, thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs. (Most modules require between 1-3 hours to complete.) I recently completed the modules in Accommodations: Instructional and Testing Supports for Students with Disabilities and ...more about Free Professional Development Certificates Available through the end of 2019
by Brian Bergen-Aurand The success or failure of many online courses depends on cultivating and sustaining a sense of community among the members of the class and including the instructor in that community. (In this way, online teaching is not unlike onground teaching.) As we embark on another quarter and another school year, here are ...more about Cultivating and Sustaining an Online Community
Thank you for attending our Annual Summer Institute. Attendees, please complete our Summer Teaching Institute 2019 Evaluation. Maximum number of participants: 40 Date: Tuesday, August 20 & Wednesday, August 21 Time: 8am – 4pm Lunch: Noon - 1pm Last Date to Register: August 15 Location: Bellevue College Main Campus – Bellevue College Library Meals: Breakfast and ...more about eLearning Summer Institute on August 20 and August 21
by Brian Bergen-Aurand Since the 1980s, we have seen plenty of research on the isolating effects of digital education. Students taking online courses often complain of feeling lonely and detached from their instructors and peers and disengaged from the course content because of the lack of social interaction involved in many elearning environments. For the ...more about Are We Overinvesting in Welcome Videos?
by Brian Bergen-Aurand Now that spring is over, some of us are looking ahead to teaching in the summer and some of us gazing across the break toward classes in the fall. With the passing of the school year in mind, it might be a good time to grab a book or two and catch ...more about What to Read When You’re (Not) Teaching
