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 […]
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 […]
The Courage Contagion Spreads
One of my first responsibilities as an educational technologist was to help students install Proctorio on their laptops. At the request of a faculty member, my colleague and I visited three courses last fall, delivered a quick how-to slide show, and then walked the room to troubleshoot any installation problems experienced by the students. Our job done, […]
I’m All Ears
I used to see Lane in places we both probably shouldn’t have been on a school night. Beer in hand, I’d turn away from the opening act scrambling to pack their gear on stage, and there was Lane. “You finish your English homework?” I’d say. “Definitely,” he’d say. We’d wave goodbye, and then tomorrow would […]
