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Updates From the Rich and the Famous…
…Only I’m neither rich nor famous.But now that I’ve got your attention! ;-)It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, and even so, the last time I did was in February when I was at the ITC conference. So here we go.The big project that I had been working on kicked off in a non-pilot form
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ITC eLearning 2015: Day 3 – Morning
This is the last morning for the ITC conference. In looking at the sessions during the first block, nothing struck my interest, so I stayed in my room to get caught up on some work. Based on what I said from some of my friends, that was a good decision (and I feel better having
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ITC eLearning 2015: Day 2 – Morning
Keynote: Expect to be Disrupted: The Next Wave of Innovations in Online Education Richard Edwards, Ball State UniversityShiny New Instructional Technology Syndrome (SNITS) Garageband (2004) Online Portfolios (2006) Virtual Reality Cave (2007) Second Life (2008) Flip Cams (2010) Google Glass (2013) A great quote from Edwards:https://twitter.com/slamteacher/status/568806750914113536Edwards talks about Gartner’s Hype Cycle, which is very true
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ITC eLearning 2015: Day 1 – Afternoon
They’re Dropping Like Flies – Retention Strategies and Best Practices for Online Courses Karen Hyman, College of Southern NevadaI apparently got into this session a little late because the presenter decided to start early – not a huge deal. Since I do online training at the company I work for, I’m interested in getting information on
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ITC eLearning 2015: Day 1 – Morning
So here we are again, another year at the most wonderful eLearning Conference. The conference officially started last night with the opening keynote, but I decided not to blog specifically about that session. In general, I wasn’t thrilled with the session. I think the presenter (Phil Hill) had the potential to be very engaging with
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A Life of Changes
Things change. There’s no way around it. Some of the changes are for the better, but some are not. It’s hard for me to admit, but I (in consultation with my wife) made a big decision yesterday.August 8 will be my last day of full-time employment at Miami University.There are a lot of reasons behind this change