We have a busy month coming up in the LINK Research Lab! I serve as the project manager for all of our MOOC development, working with instructors across the globe to put together courses that cover some pertinent topics. All of our MOOCs will be in edX and I encourage you to check them out! […]
Open Education/David Wiley
Earlier this week, David Wiley flew down to Texas to meet with us in the LINK Research Lab and complete filming for our upcoming massive open online course (MOOC) Introduction to Open Education. The MOOC starts October 1, 2017 and I encourage you to join if you are interested in the topic of open education. […]
My Fitbit Surge Experience
I have had the opportunity to experiment with a number of wearable devices during my time working in the LINK Research Lab. We have looked at a range of devices that can collect physiological data for our research related to well-being in a digital age, ranging from a consumer-grade watch to research-grade wristband to bioharness […]
Reflection on #LAK17
Last month, I had the pleasure of attending LAK17 (The 7th International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference) in Vancouver, British Columbia. This is my third event, having previously gone to LAK15 and LAK16, and it is apparent how the conference and field has continued to evolve. There was one aspect of the field that has […]
Reflection on #OLCAccelerate
After my brief trip to #aWEAR16, I booked it over to Orlando and got settled into my bed at the Swan and Dolphin Resort about 2am. Perhaps it was not the most ideal way to start a conference, but at least the regular conference sessions did not start until noon the next day. As I […]
Reflection on #aWEAR16
What a busy week! I had the opportunity to present and take part in #aWEAR16 before heading to the annual OLC Accelerate conference with the professional learning community program that I help run at UTA. I flew out to Stanford on Sunday, presented Monday, left #aWEAR16 at lunchtime on Tuesday to fly to Charlotte and […]
Reflection on #LWMOOC3
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending and presenting at Learning with MOOCs III at the University of Pennsylvania. I missed the first year of the conference, but enjoyed presenting at the second event at Teachers College. Last year’s talk primarily focused on multiple pathways research coming out of the 2014 DALMOOC […]
Five Days of Pokémon (Or So I Thought)
As most parents of preschoolers know, young children have a “what is yours is also mine” perspective on life. My son, who recently turned five, often asks to share my drinks, food, personal space, etc. He also loves to play Angry Birds on my phone if he gets the opportunity. My son is very active […]
History Department Brownbag on Educational Technologies for Classroom Teaching
I have the opportunity to talk with the Department of History at UT Arlington about some easy ways to integrate technology into teaching practice. This blog has some additional information beyond what I discussed at the brownbag today. HOUSED IN THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) Journals – In Blackboard, these are a very easy tool […]
New Page!
I get to see a lot of really fascinating intersections of learning by working in both educational technology and history. I plan to use this part of my new website for my thoughts on these interchanges, as well as some general musings and cool findings related to history. One thing that I also want to […]
