I will share with you two strategies to consider for both mitigating drift/bloat, as well as helping students actually learn. (By learn, I mean remembering the information AFTER your class is over, not just acing the final and forgetting it all.)
Quarantinotes Series #4 – Images vs Words
From drawing to viewing to remembering to learning, images help lecturers and teachers create the right kinds of neurotransmitters, help us leverage more nodes of the brain, and can been seen to help us remember far, far, FAR more than words can.
Quarantinotes Series #3 – Building a Better (Online) Class Discussion
A 15 minute video detailing some effective practices for moving classroom conversations to an online discussion.
Quarantinotes – A New Series from Dr. Borden (Videos #1 & #2)
The Institute is proud to present “Quarantinoes” – a Quarantine Keynote Series for Academic Professional Development: Ed Tech Tips, Tricks, Strategies, & Ideas Series (in response to COVID-19 / Coronavirus)
Reflections on PD From an Ed Tech Conference
Professional Development is craved by instructors yet it is so poorly executed by institutions that it becomes dreaded.
Academic Writing and Credibility
In this day and age of fake news, academic writing may have been the standard that let standards slip.
What to Do and See at Educause 2019
A primer of things to do, see, and find at Educause 2019.
A Neuroscience Primer: Lessons From Rwanda
Most educators know little (or nothing) about the brain, which is the single most important organ at use during learning. Here is a primer to start leveraging neuroscience in the classroom.
The Most Satisfying PD Ever
Creating professional development for people who genuine want it makes all the difference.
A Worthwhile Project
From I want to learn, to I will learn. Conation may be the most worthwhile reading and research for all of education.