Sounded learning, MOOCs & pedagogy, ethical edtech
Michael Gallagher I realized that the sheer volume of entries I had on my To Do List in a special section called ‘Writing Ideas’ was actually inhibiting me from writing them, so…
Teaching
Mobile Toolkit Revisited
I wrote a year or so ago outlining the tools I use in my mobile toolkit, which I define simply as the set of tools and applications that allow me…
Service, security, collaboration: ideas and tools for teaching
Today, some thoughts on the intersection of service, security, sharing, and collaborative learning. I am fully aware of how academia and teaching is a bit of a barter economy. I…
Wikipedia watchlists as teaching tools
It is that time of year where I am planning courses for the upcoming semester. I wanted to start from scratch again with this planning to make it more authentic…
Open Teaching: Identity, Practice, Tools, Intent
I was working through my syllabus for the upcoming (as in September) semester, taking stock of my research project (which is nearing conclusion) and reflecting on the state of open…
Teaching vs. research and MOOC brouhahas
I wasn’t going to get involved in this brouhaha involving the #massiveteaching scenario, whatever it plays out to be. There are much smarter people than I commenting and analyzing and…
Open Badges: Why and How
Open Badges: Why and Why Not I have been wanting for some time now to learn how to make and issue open badges as I have been conducting workshops and…