by admin_tony | Nov 28, 2022 | inclusive learning
Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general. Who can say what form of wiring will prove best at any given moment? Cybernetics and computer culture, for example, may favour a somewhat autistic cast of mind....
by admin_tony | Nov 21, 2022 | engaging learners, inclusive learning, learning design
At some point in our lives, most of us will have had to write an essay. And many of us will have left that essay until the last minute. This situation is the product of poor learning design. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with an essay, it’s...
by admin_tony | Nov 5, 2022 | team-based learning, teamwork, thinking tools
‘ … offering students the opportunity to work in groups on projects or development, without also attending to process, has created a vacuum of responsibility’ (Brockbank and McGill, 1998.) Teach teamwork Teamwork needs teaching. No question. Leave learners to get on...
by admin_tony | Oct 30, 2022 | engaging learners, learning design, motivation
Piers Steel is an expert in procrastination at the University of Calgary. In an interview on the BBC’s One to One programme, Steel comments that by tracing our social media activity, international corporations now know more about us than our closest...
by admin_tony | Oct 24, 2022 | course design, learning outcomes
Writing aims, learning outcomes and assessment criteria can seem onerous. However, it’s well worth spending time to get them as you want them. In this post, Ding’s Dr. Nicholas Houghton explains the differences between these three key pillars of learning design....
