Random Thoughts on Instructional Design
Friday March 12th 2010
'I imagine a school system that recognizes learning is natural, that a love of learning is normal, and that real learning is passionate learning. A school curriculum that values questions above answers…creativity above fact regurgitation…individuality above conformity.. and excellence above standardized performance….. And we must reject all notions of 'reform' that serve up more of the same: more testing, more 'standards', more uniformity, more conformity, more bureaucracy. Tom Peters

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Will the essay for college entrance be replaced?

Will the essay for college entrance be replaced?

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The following is a very interesting video posted to YouTube in 2009 on the changing media landscape. Makes me wonder how [...]


Instructional Technology

Designing Problem Base Cases with Open Source Tools Designing Problem Base Cases »

Today I attended a presentation on the development of virtual patients learning units with open source [...]


Creating Learning Communities with Blackboard 8 Blogs Creating Learning Communities »

“What we thought was the horizon of our potential turns out to be only the foreground.” Tom [...]


Modifying Bloom’s Taxonomy to Meet 21st Century Pedagogies – Part 7 of 7 Modifying Bloom’s »

Creating (Evaluation) [...]


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"But if we believe what we profess concerning the worth of the individual, then the idea of individual development within a framework of ethical purpose must become our deepest concern, our national preoccupation, our passion, our obsession. We must think of education as relevant for everyone everywhere — at all ages and in all conditions of life." ~ John William Gardner

This quote prompted me to develop Rose Colored Glasses and the associated "Hitchhikers Guide to Course Development" as resources for educators and course developers. My hope is that others will create additional teaching and learning tools that can be accessed by everyone everywhere.... JoAnn

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'If we remain wedded to the way education is currently provided we cannot imagine other ways.. we need some imagination, some fantasy, some new ways of thinking - some magic in fact' Hedley Beare Prof of Educ Melbourne

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Blackboard

Blackboard 8 – Discussion »

Blackboard 8 – Discussion Forums

Discussion Boards can serve as a learning tool that fosters in-depth, academic discussion, an arena in which students work collaboratively or conduct peer [Read More]

Distance Education

Designing Multimedia Training Utilizing Learning Centered Teaching Practices Designing »

On August 3, 2006, I will be conducting a Course Design Showcase at the Conference on [...]


Faculty Centered Course Development Tutorial Faculty Centered »

On August 9, 2006, Amanada Albright and I will be presenting the following paper at the [...]


New Entrant in the Web-based Learning New Entrant in the »

There is an interesting new presence on the web that may be worth following. It is called [...]


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Providing Meaningful Benefit to »

Providing Meaningful Benefit to Learning Topics

When designing your courses provide a meaningful benefit for each topic, in the form of "why you should care about this" scenario. Learning is much more effective if the learner's brain knows why what you're about to talk about matters. The benefit and/or reason why you [Read More]

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