Connectivity 21 – October Kick-off Sessions

The slides from my Connectivity 21 presentations are now online, and can be downloaded by clicking on the links below: Thursday Evening: The Road to One-to-One: A Forty-Year Journey Friday Morning: MLTI to Vermont: Key Structures TPCK + SAMR: the Process View Friday Afternoon: Learning and the Networked Conversation Games in Education: Introductory Concepts The … Continue reading Connectivity 21 – October Kick-off Sessions

Game and Learn: An Introduction to Educational Gaming

Videogames are becoming a progressively more important component of teaching today: they can provide learners with rich worlds and complex narratives that both enhance and transform their educational experience in previously unexplored ways. Because of this, I’m pleased to announce that, as part of a joint research project between the MLTI and the Ewing Marion … Continue reading Game and Learn: An Introduction to Educational Gaming

As We May Teach: Educational Technology, From Theory Into Practice

I am happy to announce that, as part of a joint project with the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI), I have started a new weekly podcast series. These podcasts will look at several models for the use of educational technologies, and how to apply them in teaching via hands-on examples. The iTunes U podcasts can … Continue reading As We May Teach: Educational Technology, From Theory Into Practice

The Horizon Report at Five: Strategies for Innovation

At this year’s Educause Conference, Cyprien Lomas, Wayne Brent and I presented a workshop on strategic planning and innovation in educational technology. The materials from that workshop can be found below: Agenda The Presession Survey Results The Horizon Report The Horizon Report – Metatrends The Horizon Report – Metatrends (table) Where Do You Find theNext…? … Continue reading The Horizon Report at Five: Strategies for Innovation