“Knowledge emerges only through invention and reinvention, and the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry beings pursue with the world and with others.” (Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed) Introduction Writing a paper on pedagogy as a theoretical framework … Read more
4 days, 22 hours, three formats, 30 participants, 1000 LEGO bricks: Students, faculty, vocational education experts and teaching methodology specialists engaged in a series of workshops end of April 2022 that tapped into maker mindset, design thinking and … Read more
This is a guest post by Jojo Yang. Nearpod is an online tool aiming to facilitate students’ dynamic and interactive hybrid learning environment. It allows teachers to create slide-based learning resources with quizzes and polls. The tool is … Read more
By Leandro Rossi Sampaio and Stefanie Panke In 1992 Neal Stephenson published the cyperpunk novel Snow Crash, a fast-paced adventure that unraveled in virtual realities of post-nation societies structured by global commerce. The only old-school technology that retained … Read more
Are lectures a relic of the past? Is our attention span shrinking dangerously? I am not sure how to respond to these questions. I have observed repeatedly that students returning on campus seem more disengaged than ever before, … Read more
Sustainability as a framework within any sector, including higher education, can be interpreted in myriad ways. The sustainability of a higher education institution can include campus operations, initiatives such as reducing the energy consumption of buildings, waste management, … Read more
By Zainab Tajammal & Stefanie Panke For instructional designers effective hybrid learning settings are the new frontier. By providing a hybrid option, students are able to join class from home or participate in person. This level of flexibility … Read more
As of January 2021 there were 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide – 59.5 percent of the global population. How do we shape the Web and how does the web shape us? “The Web has evolved to be … Read more
Over the past couple of years I experienced in my work and personal life a great level of uncertainty of how to balance screen time in and out of educational settings so that people can learn productively and … Read more
Cloud hosting has been a game changer for the maintenance and management of IT infrastructure. Companies such as Acquia and Pantheon allow professional web hosting with less personnel resources and easy scalability. Video streaming platforms such as Warpwire … Read more