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 […]
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#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 …
Some grouchy hot takes on technology and pedagogy
Warning: I’m feeling a little sharp tongued today, so my writing may be seasoned with some expletives. If you’ve spoken with me (in any format), this will not be a huge surprise. There are a few things sticking in my craw lately about technology and pe…
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, […]
#DigPINS Week 2: I Cannot See My Network
As I have been cultivating my personal and professional learning networks online since the 2004-05 school year, I struggle with actually seeing online spaces as anything other than a learning network. The 15 years in the interim have so deeply engrained how I interact with connected learning, it has ceased …
