by stoosepp | Aug 17, 2022 | Design, Education, Leadership, Technology
Over the years different learning platforms have pushed what’s possible in teaching and learning forward. From WebCT to Sakai, ANGEL, Moodle and Canvas, tools have evolved, been reimagined and met the challenges of creating a truly next generation learning...
by stoosepp | Oct 11, 2021 | Education, Leadership, Technology
As a former Learning Designer, Learning Technologist and present instructor, I’m always interested to look at the relationships between how innovative educational institutions are, both in terms of their culture of innovation, as well as technical capability. In...
by stoosepp | Nov 3, 2020 | Education, Leadership, Technology
Coffee and A Book by @sincerelymedia (Unsplash) As many of us move towards the reality of teaching online, potentially for a longer duration than we ever expected to, it’s important to consider what an online course actually is. In the 1990s when online learning...
by stoosepp | Feb 12, 2017 | Education, Leadership
Having worked in Ed Tech for almost 20 years, there is one thing that keeps coming up on an almost daily basis, a fundamental challenge in the way EdTech is approached and managed, and the philosophy of what technology means in higher education. Daisy Wedding Cake by...
by stoosepp | Apr 4, 2016 | Education, Leadership
Since the 1980s, the world has had technology that allows for the sharing of information. This is what the internet is built upon. This is what e-commerce literally capitalized on. This is what education has largely failed to do, but is making progress in.As social...
by stoosepp | Mar 6, 2015 | Education, Leadership, Uncategorized
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 haven’t...
