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Manufactured Landscapes in the Knowledge Economy
Is blogging the digital equivalent of tree-planting? In his famous series of large-scale photographs capturing the impacts of industry Edward Burtynsky highlights massive...
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WikiMOOCS
Democratizing education may mean creating a strange and hybridized monster In principle, MOOCs embody the democratization of information and education: open access to leading...
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7 ways to integrate mobile computing into your classroom
The third type of digital divide and why mobile devices should remain on Much has been written about the digital divide. And we are now seeing research and publications focused on...
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School is everywhere
We all go to school. Every day. Tuition costs are highly variable, and sometimes paid a long time after. Our teachers are many. We’re teachers too. Where is your classroom today?
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Higher Education’s Biggest Challenge?
education = meta-learning + change I’ve been looking at the 2015 NMC Horizon Report: Higher Education Edition, which charts the biggest near- and longer-term trends across the post-secondary...
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Virality: What makes content “sticky”?
…and what does that have to do with #higher education? Since acquiring a decent camera, I’ve been looking at my surroundings with new eyes. I am finding beauty in the most ordinary places and...
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10 Twitter Tips for Academic Leaders
“Twitter 101″ for Academic Managers At today’s Academic Managers Meeting, we spent some time talking talking about the value of Twitter in education, and why academic leaders – including faculty...
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Top Trends in Higher Education: 2015
The Future of (Online) Learning I’ve been teaching a fully online graduate course for the past 13 years. It’s been interesting seeing the cutting-edge become mainstream (with some caveats). MOOCS...
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The Oscillation of Hope
Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash This past week, I’ve been thinking about a powerful interview I heard on November 29 on CBC Radio’s The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay. Her conversation with...
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A Flock of Sparrows
Photo by Viktor Talashuk on Unsplash I’ve been thinking about mental health, wellness, and self-care lately, as we approach a full year of public health measures to combat the spread of the COVID...
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