Day 8: Shiny Gadgets I love

I don’t really fit into the edtech scene on this question. At least I don’t feel that way. When it comes to tech, shiny is almost never on the plate for me. I still use a 2012 Mac Mini as my primary desktop. Most other devices I run into the ground before purchasing a new to…

Day 8: Shiny Gadgets I love

Day 7: My Favourite Talk or Event

What a challenging question. There have been so many talks that I’ve attended in person and watched online over the years both about edtech and beyond. I mean, here I could list any of the keynotes that Audrey Watters has given, and graciously shared on her website. They are always so thought provoking and inspiring.…

Day 7: My Favourite Talk or Event

Day 6: My Top EdTech CPD Tips

I’m noticing that initialisms are common in this June EdTech Challenge gig. I’m familiar with Continuing Professional Learning (CPL) and Continuing Professional Education (CPE), so I’m going to assume that CPD is Continuing Professional Development. These are some of the things I do to continue my own professional learning, your mileage might vary but these…

Day 6: My Top EdTech CPD Tips

Day 5: EdTech GIF Day

This was a tough challenge. How the heck do you capture edtech in a GIF? It made me think of that meme from years ago “what I do” series, where you had different panels of people’s perceptions of what you do for work. E.g. But as I scrolled through GIPHY I saw this kitten with…

Day 5: EdTech GIF Day

Day 4: My Favourite Piece of KIT

Is KIT a UK acronym? I’ve never heard it here in Canada. If you’re from Norther America or elsewhere in Europe, do you use this acronym? I’m going out on a limb and will assume it means Key Information Technology. I think, and have seen a few responses so far that support this hunch, that many edtechs…

Day 4: My Favourite Piece of KIT

Day 2: Most Used EdTech Acronym

My reflex as someone who has one foot in the instructional design world and the other in the educational technology world I was going to say ADDIE, the ID process: analyse, design, develop, implement, and evaluate. However, I think LMS – Learning Management System – is far more reaching than ADDIE. I think you’d be…

Day 2: Most Used EdTech Acronym

Day 1: The VLE in Your Life…

What a great question, because it’s vague. If I take VLE to mean the same as LMS (Learning Management System on this side of the pond) then I would say Canvas. Over the past year we’ve moved from Blackboard to Canvas, and yes that is as much fun to do during a pandemic as you…

Day 1: The VLE in Your Life…

Interactive Listicles: Top 10 E-Learning and Instructional Design Tips #324

I have a back catalogue of small instructional design challenges and charrettes that I’ve been meaning to build into something bigger one day. That is obviously taking too long, so here’s a new idea. The Articulate E-Learning Heroes Community runs a weekly eLearning Challenge. I’ve mentioned before that often different IDs in different contexts will use…

Interactive Listicles: Top 10 E-Learning and Instructional Design Tips #324