New Badge for My Course

Northeastern University where I teach in the Masters of eLearning and Instructional Design has begun awarding badges to acknowledge specific skills or knowledge gained through the university’s credit-bearing, curriculum-based experiences. In a recent Forbes article, Tom Vander Ark noted that badges offered a better credential of learning, and that the pandemic had accelerated this shift… Read more New Badge for My Course

The Content Trap

I just finished reading Bharat Anand’s 2016 The Content Trap … recommended by one of my students – @SocialMediaCou3 – and I wished this book had crossed my radar 3 years ago! Yet, as we work our way through the pandemic and higher education’s response for the future, this book remains very relevant. Anand is… Read more The Content Trap

Developing Future Faculty

I joined Jeff Nugent and David McLeod for a final podcast for this Spring’s GRAD-602 class.  For the past 15 weeks, we explored “Teaching, Learning and Technology” with our VCU Preparing Future Faculty students.  We comment today on our perceptions about this class and the future they face in higher education. Give a listen!  … Read more Developing Future Faculty