The rise of extended reality (XR) technologies opens up promising frontiers of learner-centered, personalized, collaborative and immersive experiences in technology-rich education settings. The umbrella-term comprises mixed modalities, virtual reality and augmented reality. Todd Cherner, Program Director of the … Read more
By Chryssa Themelis and Stian Kjeksrud Empathy is not a universal concept because it depends on motivations, goals (Zaki, 2014;. Keysers & Gazzola, 2014; Cameron, 2018), and context (Zaki & Cikara, 2015). Therefore, it is a crucial … Read more
Pressbooks is a WordPress based platform that allows authors to publish e-books in multiple formats (epub, mobi, html, pdf) from one single source document. This creates maximum platform-independent accessibility so that people with different e-readers (Kindle, iPad, Nook, … Read more
“Knowledge emerges only through invention and reinvention, and the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry beings pursue with the world and with others.” (Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed) Introduction Writing a paper on pedagogy as a theoretical framework … Read more
4 days, 22 hours, three formats, 30 participants, 1000 LEGO bricks: Students, faculty, vocational education experts and teaching methodology specialists engaged in a series of workshops end of April 2022 that tapped into maker mindset, design thinking and … Read more
This is a guest post by Jojo Yang. Nearpod is an online tool aiming to facilitate students’ dynamic and interactive hybrid learning environment. It allows teachers to create slide-based learning resources with quizzes and polls. The tool is … Read more
By Leandro Rossi Sampaio and Stefanie Panke In 1992 Neal Stephenson published the cyperpunk novel Snow Crash, a fast-paced adventure that unraveled in virtual realities of post-nation societies structured by global commerce. The only old-school technology that retained … Read more
Are lectures a relic of the past? Is our attention span shrinking dangerously? I am not sure how to respond to these questions. I have observed repeatedly that students returning on campus seem more disengaged than ever before, … Read more
Sustainability as a framework within any sector, including higher education, can be interpreted in myriad ways. The sustainability of a higher education institution can include campus operations, initiatives such as reducing the energy consumption of buildings, waste management, … Read more
By Zainab Tajammal & Stefanie Panke For instructional designers effective hybrid learning settings are the new frontier. By providing a hybrid option, students are able to join class from home or participate in person. This level of flexibility … Read more