Neil Mosley shared thoughts in the post by the same title. He discusses the transition in higher education towards lifelong learning. He critiques the traditional educational model for not meeting contemporary needs and underscores the importance of flexible, multidisciplinary learning designs. He emphasizes the need for sophisticated design methods and a deep understanding of learner…
Category: Quick Reflections and WebMentions
Universal design in online education: a systematic review
As online education becomes increasingly in demand, we need to continue to consider and evaluate how we can make learning accessible for all students. A recent systematic review sheds some light on how integrating Universal Design (UD) in online learning environments can be applied to create a more inclusive educational experience. The study focuses on…
On blocking Gutenberg
Pat Lockley reading my mind this week. I use a few content management systems, and learning management systems. I’ve actively had to use, and train others on, the big four LMSs in higher ed in North American in the past three years (BBL, Canvas, Moodle, and Brightspace). Everytime I engage with these systems I have…
Will HTML be replaced by a new technology?
Today’s reading is about elearning authoring tools. It’s a bit of murky territory and I’m trying to set the criteria to limit my reading and tools under consideration. For example, the learning guild produced a report about the top tools learning and development professionals use in their work (2021). Many of the usual suspects are…
Better to Write in Second or Third Person for Scenarios?
When it comes to scenario-based learning approaches, Christy’s blog is often a first stop for me to see what she’s either experienced or dug up from literature. This particular question has come up from time to time working on scenarios: Is it better to write in the second or third person for scenarios? Christy offers…
Guru-itis potentially fatal to good teachers
I encountered this article via Downes OLDaily, Grant Frost, frostededucation, Feb 10, 2023 “Among professional fields of study,” writes Grant Frost. “I am not sure any can quite match education when it comes to the prevalence of what I like to call ‘Guruitis’,” a term he uses to describe “the penchant that educational authorities have for…
On missing flash and hitting pages
I bumped into this post via Pat Lockely on Linkedin and it made me reflect on a couple of things, including kicking me into gear to write a bit about a project from last year I’ve been meaning to write about, so thanks Pat! I’m doing a lot of work in articulate 360 or storyline…
Convert PowerPoint Presentation Into an eLearning Module
This post, Convert PowerPoint Presentation Into an eLearning Module, came across my feed via Downes. Downes comments, The audience for an article like this is a corporate or commercial e-learning provider working either for a company or freelance looking to quickly produce content that … can be interactive and may include activities, quizzes, videos, and…
Rocketeering WordPress with a Jetpack
Recently, in Your Goal is to be Part of Everyday, I wrote about how I can struggle with being a consistent blogger. Partly that is due to the infinite scroll of Twitter (yes, I’m still there), but partly it is the workflow for authoring on WordPress. The bar isn’t so high when I’m on a…
Post Once, Reply Twice… But Why?
This one is from the IDD Blog from the Center for Teaching and Learning at DePaul University. At some point–even prior to the start of COVID-19–most online instructors have relied on the ‘Post Once, Reply Twice’ formula for their online discussions. It is unclear where this formula originated, but like the Pot Roast Principle, there…
Your goal is to be part of the everyday
Speaking of people from the field I follow, Clea Mahoney is also trying to dedicate more time to her blog. The dedication to trying to blog every day of January is inspiring, although if I were to try it, I’d have to figure out a better writing flow. I’ve sometimes thought about things like, “what…
Personal blogging
David Hopkins recently shared a thought from Monique Judge regarding the state of social media and where personal blogs might fit. The part that stuck out to me, which I Tweeted out (but am including here to try to be better about the habit) is: The biggest reason personal blogs need to make a comeback…