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This is a difficult post to write as it exposes a major weakness in instructional design for online environments. In an effort to engage learners we often turn to multimedia to support learning. However there are complications for learners without … Continue reading →

The use of wikis in the MET program really opened my eyes to their potential in education. The fantastic affordance of working with wikis, is not that they are necessarily always correct (although Wikipedia usually is! ), but the discussion … Continue reading →

Blogs are now an integral part of my learning network. I follow regularly about fifteen blogs on education and technology. Through reading blogs I have been able to keep up-to-date and interested in issues surrounding educational technology. Recently though I … Continue reading →

Synchronous communication has been largely deemphasized in today’s online learning design – and for legitimate reasons. Obviously this form means that at least two people need to be available at the same time which is complicated across time zones. I … Continue reading →

My experience in web development has been in working with template pages within WordPress, Joomla!, and Weebly. Without any real knowledge of code I tend to rely on WYSIWYG editors. These programs are fantastic for enabling amateurs like myself to … Continue reading →

The article by Brian Lamb, Dr.Mashup; or, Why Educators Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Remix grounded my thinking for the digital storytelling assignment. Lamb (2007) notes that, “It is common to assume that remakes or reworkings are … Continue reading →

A wiki space is an unique learning environment limited only by the imagination of its users.  It is like one huge blank whiteboard where it us up to the learners to give the content some sort of direction and organization. … Continue reading →

I believe that the distinguishing features of online learning, as described by Anderson, are that it is knowledge and community centered. Some of the best courses I have taken have been in the MET program.  They have been courses that … Continue reading →

About a year ago, I purchased a record – The Suburbs by Arcade Fire. I recently declared this at a speaking event on the future of education and a participant blurted out, “You still by records!?”  Yes, I do buy … Continue reading →

I would assess my competency in digital aged learning as above average. When developing several online course simultaneously it is easy to fall into the practice of producing bland, template style courses.  By following a consistent process I can develop … Continue reading →