Attendee’s Notes from AppState’s 2018 Free-Learning Conference By Sandra Rogers for AACE Review I attended Appalachian State University’s (AppState) 1-day, virtual, Free-Learning Conference in July. Their website stated it would be “…a day of exploration designed to promote and evaluate effective uses of technology for teaching and learning while also providing … Read more
ELON Teaching and Learning Conference 2018: Innovation, Makerspace Education, Critical Pedagogy & Bad Ideas By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review The annual Teaching and Learning Conference at Elon University is a free, regional event that brings together instructional designers, teachers, students, curriculum specialists and others interested in educational technology and pedagogical approaches from the research triangle in North … Read more
Educators’ Online Identity: Time for a Visual Shift? By Chryssa Themelis for AACE Review Celebrities and fashion icons are well-informed about the role of online identity and visual appearances, but it is time educators rethought the way their students and colleagues perceive them. Despite the popularity of tweets, chatrooms and discussion forums, … Read more
An Overview of EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 Award Papers in LearnTechLib By Allie Alayan for AACE Review Each AACE conference awards best papers to honor submissions that offer a significant contribution to the field of educational media, learning and technology. Award paper publications are typically available as open access through LearnTechLib. These conference highlights comprise some … Read more
Moonhack 2018: A new world record for kids coding! By Angela Brown for AACE Review On 20th July 2018, kids all over the world participated in Moonhack, a space-themed event to get kids coding. When I first wrote about Moonhack 2018 it was a month before launch and the anticipation was building like … Read more
Prepare for fun! Scratch 3.0 is coming By Angela Brown for AACE Review Popular and free, the block-based code platform Scratch was originally launched in 2007, by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT Media Lab. Scratch rapidly grew an online community on its platform for games, animations and storytelling, primarily aimed … Read more
A Review of ‘Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online’ By Sandra Rogers for AACE Review In Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online, Marwick and Lewis (2017) of the Data & Society Research Institute described the agents of media manipulation, their modus operandi, motivators, and how they’ve taken advantage of the vulnerability of online media. … Read more
Open Learning, Educational Media: An Interview with Theo Bastiaens, Newly Appointed Rector Magnificus of Open University and Chair of AACE Edmedia Conference By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review The Supervisory Board of the Open University of the Netherlands has appointed prof. dr. Theo Bastiaens as the new rector magnificus. On 1 January 2019 he will be succeeding prof.mr. Anja Oskamp. Bastiaens is currently vice-president of the … Read more
Flipgrid News: Microsoft Buys Video Discussion Platform – An Interview with CEO Jim Leslie By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid, the social education app that utilizes short videos to create collaborative lesson plans, online discussions, q&a formats, video vignettes and peer-to-peer student learning. The Minneapolis-based company has had strong growth for an experience … Read more
Join me at ‘Free Learning Conference’, July 20th, organized by Appalachian State University (ASU) By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review The Center for Academic Excellence at Appalachian State University (ASU) organizes the one-day online event ‘2018 Free-Learning Conference’ on Friday, July 20, 2018. During this event, faculty, staff, and instructional technologist from both ASU and other Universities will explore the latest technology in higher … Read more