I’ve been in a feud with The Denver Post, one that they mostly don’t know they are a part of. I keep on tweeting at them, telling them to remove their requirement for me to disable the “anti-tracking” features of my browser, just so that I can read an article …
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Scholarship in the Present Tense
Two years ago, I co-authored a book review for Teachers College Record. I was teaching high school English at the time while also working towards my master’s degree in educational technology. I had elected to complete the coursework in a combination of online and in-person courses. During the in-person portion, I approached one of my instructors about future […]
Scholarship and Hiring Practices
I’ll admit, I haven’t been able to focus much on digPINS this week. It’s been a tough one, marked by exhaustion, overeating of carbs (for good reason, colleague got her PhD), and an unfortunate and hostile situation with a faculty member. I have a litt…
New Lights for Dispelling Old Darkness
A common theme emerged from my DigPINS reading and interactions this week: student agency. More specifically, how can we as instructional designers/technologists/teachers, in the words of Jade E. Davis, “dismantle and disempower the seat of power” in the classroom, and in doing so, slip that power out of the teacher’s grasp and into the students’ hands? And […]
#DigPINS Week 3: Where does your Pedagogical Authority come from?
Let’s set the record straight: I do not have a Masters or PhD in Instructional Design. So, how can I claim Pedagogical Authority with faculty members or my peers who do? That’s what I would like to reflect upon during Week 3 of #DigPINS. Yesterday, I was a part of …
#DigPINS Week 3: Where does your Pedagogical Authority come from?
Let’s set the record straight: I do not have a Masters or PhD in Instructional Design. So, how can I claim Pedagogical Authority with faculty members or my peers who do? That’s what I would like to reflect upon during Week 3 of #DigPINS. Yesterday, I was a part of …
