The Institute for Learning Environment Design (ILED), a partnership between NextThought and the University of Central Oklahoma, is launching a new workshop series this Friday: Now You […]
Last week, Dan Meyer shared the Desmos guidelines for building great digital math activities. Not surprisingly, these guidelines have plenty to offer by way of designing a wide […]
The trends pointed out by the Pew Research Center in its recent report on Book Reading 2016 are a great reminder of the yin and yang represented […]
Ambient Insight has just released a report that predicts a sharp decline worldwide in the self-paced education market. The report offers the following rationale...
The Awkward Translator A key to designing and creating effective learning solutions is to remove the client from the role of “the awkward translator.” This […]
Often, learning technology companies focus their product messaging on the How – they tell people how their product will make a difference. They say: This is how our platform works. This […]
It’s not uncommon we encounter an organization with a strong desire to deliver an innovative learning solution but lacking the internal resources or expertise to […]
Question 1: How can we design online professional development environments that help participants integrate their prior experiences into networked learning pathways? As a design entry point […]
One of the most common learning design questions I’m asked is, “How can I get learners more engaged with my content?” From a lesson or course […]
Synchronous communication does not – and should not – dictate the shape or design of our learning spaces. Rather, it should be viewed as a […]
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending Virginia Tech’s Conference on Teaching Large Classes, where ILED Director Bucky Dodd and I presented a session on […]
