Cell phones, ipods and knowing when to quit…

Apparently, some UBC profs are getting sick of competing with cell phones and electronic devices in their classes. The proposed solution? Block wireless access in the classroom!  What? In my mind, this is like using a taser to solve a conflict.  What happened to discussion? Negotiation? Talking about the problem?
At Syracruse University, one such frustrated [...]

Digital Tattoo: What’s Yours?

Digital Tattoo: What’s Yours? I’m really happy to say that I had a hand in the learning design for this project and it’s near completion now.  It’s a self-guided tutorial, built in WordPress with a focus on digital literacy (at least a beginning).  And the work of the students on this project was nothing short [...]

Digital Literacy, Stress and Summer

What do these things have in common you ask?  It’s all about “what I did on my summer non-vacation!”.
Project 1:  Digital Tattoo:  This is basically a self-guided tutorial all about digital literacy for students.
Still a work in progress but getting close. My role was learning design and student wrangler on the web design and content [...]

I like visual maps…

I think better when I can draw it out. Over the years I have used, become addicted to (and probably annoyed people) with my Omnigraffle project design maps.  Here are a few examples of the kinds of maps I have used with colleagues and students in the early development of a highly [...]

Learner Support Framework Re-loaded

Here is the latest iteration of the Learner Support Framework I am using. You will need a flash player to view it. If you don’t have one, you can download it here
I modified the last section to include “institutional” activity in support of the distance learning enterprise.