"Predicting the future is easy. It's trying to figure out what's going on now that's hard" (Dressler, 2005)
In my Theory of eLearning class last night, the subject of working with clients came up. This class is for the Educational Technology track for a Masters in Education in Adult Learning. This program is designed for individuals who “…want to gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of adult learning theory and practice, specifically in the… Read more A Philosophy of Faculty Development
During the first week of ADLT 640 – The Theory and Practice of eLearning Integration into Adult Environments – we looked at the changing landscape of learning (with hat-tip to Jeff Nugent) and the Evolution of Elearning (with hat-tip to Ruben Puentedura) A term that came up in class when defining “e-learning” was organic…a natural… Read more Some Gems from Week 1 Blogging
Interesting days here on the fourth floor of the Academic Learning Commons at VCU. Today was the roll out of our institution’s first MOOC – Thought Vectors in Concept Space. CogDog (Alan Levine) and Tom Woodward have been creating magic side by side for the past week – developing a single platform in which six… Read more New Courses and New Play Things
It has been my privilege to teach the eight-week summer course, ADLT 640 – The Theory and Practice of eLearning – for the VCU School of Education Adult Learning program. I blogged in late June and early July about teaching this course. Tonight, we wrap up the course with our final session. Sonja’s comment in… Read more Wrapping Up Summer Course
Last week my students in ADLT 640 learned some amazing lessons … including some that were not on the syllabus. ADLT 640 – The Theory and Practice of eLearning in Adult Environments – is an eight week summer course that starts a three-course track in the Adult Learning Masters program on teaching with technology. We… Read more Peanut Butter, Mother Nature and eLearning
This summer session, I am teaching an eight-week graduate course in the Adult Education graduate program on the Theory and Practice of eLearning Integration in Adult Environments (ADLT-640) for VCU. The course was originally designed as a hybrid course, meeting once a week, but I suggested a format change to meet twice a week the… Read more Teaching an eLearning class F2F