I began the BlendKit 2016 MOOC with great intentions. I wanted to complete all of the activities, earn all the badges, and finally submit a grand portfolio showcasing all I learned in the 5-week course, as well as my professional experience as an instructional designer. Unfortunately, things at work got a lot busier, and on nights and…
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This week’s BlendKit topic is everyone’s favorite: assessments. Assessments are the most critical components to any course, whether face-to-face, blended, or online. After weeks or months of planning and prepping, you finally have the chance to see whether students are “getting it.” Are they really understanding the material?
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In this second module of the BlendKit 2016 course, the reading discussed blended interactions.
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A colleague recently heard about a massively open online course (MOOC) called BlendKit 2016: Becoming a Blended Learning Designer. This is the first in a series of posts about my experience in this course.
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In a post on The Chronicle of Higher Education titled The Looming Gamification of Higher Ed, author Kentaro Toyama posits that gamification in higher education takes away from students’ intrinsic motivation to learn.
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Imagine yourself trapped inside a locked room, and you must get yourself out before you run out of oxygen. You have 5 minutes. Clues are scattered around the room. Follow the clues, find the keys to unlock the door, and you live. Miss clues, hesitate, or take too long, and you die.
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I read a recent article on the Art of Manliness blog called Strip or Retire: Why Every Man Should Have Skin in the Game. This advice can apply to many of us.
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I recently attended the Emerging Learning Design (ELD) conference at Montclair State University, titled Connect, Construct, Create: Engaging Approaches to Teaching and Learning.
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On April 28, I attended the Rutgers-Camden Faculty eLearning Conference. The event showcases faculty use of instructional technology in specific, concrete ways. This year, many presenters demonstrated alternative tools for gauging and assessing student learning— without using exams!
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On February 25, I attended the Simulation and Gamification Symposium at Rutgers University. I attended Conquer the Fire Pit: Using Donkey Kong and Tiddly Winks in Higher Education with presenters Scot Osterweil and Beth Ritter-Guth. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from an event like this.
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