- Sep 2019
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library.educause.edu library.educause.edu
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Although efforts often focus on the elements of redesigned learning spaces—such as wireless bandwidth, display screens, flexible furniture, varied writing surfaces, and abundant power—obtaining stakeholder buy-in and transforming pedagogical approaches are equally significant considerations.
I think that the latter point--transforming pedagogical approaches--is huge. A lot of new initiatives begin without whole-group buy-in, and without thoughtful discussion of how new tools can best be integrated to support learning. People are able to use the new tools, but less well than if they had brainstormed all of the possible applications with colleagues.
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With predictive analytics, colleges and universities are able to “nudge” individuals toward making better decisions to enhance their probability of success
The ethics of all of this seem a little murky to me. The article is primarily about education, but the research can be applied to all kinds of different user experiences. Moreover, the "shoving" and "smacking" tactics (such as increasing taxes on cigarettes) seem regressive.
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I like the idea that I could study a master’s by picking and choosing five or six modules from different institutions covering different areas.”
Unfortunately, I am not sure that this concept will be successful. In the workforce, I believe that employers look at the "brand" of the applicant, and having a degree that is an amalgam of 5 different programs won't help as much as one from a single program.
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Badges and certificates provide prospective employers with evidence of skills gained through a wide range of educational opportunities and venues.
This strikes me as a little optimistic--courses from organizations like Coursera often provide "evidence" of participation, but the actual skills gained can vary widely among participants.
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The panel expanded the definition of redesigning learning spaces from a trend accommodating more active learning in the physical classroom to one that includes attention to the learner experience in emerging learning spaces programmed into extended reality (XR).
I wish that they had included more information/other references about how this is supposed to look.
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- Sep 2018
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library.educause.edu library.educause.edu
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students unfamiliar with ALCs and active learning practices may even resist them.88 To succeed in adopting and implementing these practices, an institution’s teaching culture must evolve.89
Preparing students to leave their comfort zones is such an important part of teaching!
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However, learning space design alone does not guarantee better learning outcomes.
Probably, nothing ALONE guarantees better learning outcomes, right?
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learning space de-sign can impact learner engagement. T
This makes me wonder: As an online educator, what advice can I give my students about creating their learning spaces?
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According to widespread research and several meta- analyses, active learning is the most effective mode for learning.75
For adults, too, I think.
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mployers are increasingly seeking what is called the “T-shaped” graduate: the combination of deep vertical knowledge in a particular domain with a broad set of horizontal soft skills such as teamwork, communications, facility with data and technology, an appreciation of diverse cultures, and advanced literacy skills.60
I love this concept -- "T-shaped graduate." I'd never heard that term before, but see how true this statement about what employers are seeking is.
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This study found that while awareness and adoption of OER remains low among faculty in higher education, both show significant year-to-year increases.
Significant increases year to year is a good thing.
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Further, a smaller percentage of students dropped courses using OER compared to those using traditional textbooks, and a greater percentage achieved a grade of C or better in both face-to-face and online courses.
Very interesting. And important!
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It is unlikely that ACTA will pass, however, as it has been unsuccessfully introduced to two previous Congresses
So even textbook companies have a powerful lobby? Sheesh! We REALLY need to get the money out of our US politics!
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OER are made available under open licenses, such as those from Creative Commons,28 to ensure that they provide the “5R” legal permissions to users: the rights to retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute the content.
This is so important for providing education to anyone who wants it.
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ER became an issue on the world political stage in 2012 with the adoption of the Paris OER Declaration,26 which explicitly linked OER to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that “Everyone has the right to education.”
Interesting! Even though I knew about MIT, I didn't know this.
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hybridpedagogy.org hybridpedagogy.org
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Why do our students need to muck around in the code?
This is definitely something I wish I could do!
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UMW students in ds106 come away with an understanding that there is absolutely nothing standardized about their experience. (They’re also usually really exhausted by the end of the course and probably hate us just a little.)
Even in my experience in a digital storytelling course at the U of Colorado (which made many references to ds106), there seemed to be nothing standardized about the experience. I had never been in a class with such lack of formal "structure" as far as our assignmetns went. Yes, it was liberating, but it was also very uncomfortable -- and exhausting. Would it be something I would grow into if all my classes were like it? I just don't know.
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