Coming out of the Fog: A Year of Writing with AACE Review By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review Echoing the words of Angela Brown, a writing compatriot, it is hard to believe I have been writing with AACE Review for a year! I first learned about the opportunity to write for AACE in January of 2019 … Read more
Mais Yeah, Cher: The E-Learn Diaries Part 3 – Fun, Games And No Easy Answers By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review E-Learn day three dawned, as conference closing days generally do, with a mingled mix of sadness and excitement. The sadness comes from the idea that the event is soon to be over. The excitement comes from thinking about … Read more
Lagniappe – A Little Extra of Connectedness: The E-Learn Diaries, Part 2 By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review E-Learn day two dawned bright and early. A quick stop at the morning snack station revealed bagels were the snack du jour. This healthy turn was a somewhat disappointing switch from the first-day beignets. Still, on the positive … Read more
Laissez les bons temps rouler – The E-Learn Diaries, Part 1 By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review New Orleans is a city whose history is filled with cultural diversity. It was passed from France to Spain to France and finally to American with the Louisiana purchase in 1803. Each culture left its mark. The city … Read more
Poltergeist-inspired Pedagogy and Haunted House Heutagogy: Three Ideas to Embrace the Holiday Spirit(s) By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review The month of October can often feel a little flat in the educational calendar. The energy and excitement of the first days of school are over, and the promise of a holiday break is still over a month … Read more
Designing Online Learning Spaces (3): A picture is worth a thousand words? A Summary of Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review Imagine you want to learn a new skill. This skill can be as pedestrian as how to correctly poach eggs or as complex as how to play a Bach oboe concerto. If you are anything like one-third of … Read more
Designing Online Learning Spaces (2): Losing viewers to the great abyss? Basic UX principles for wayfinding By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review Picture a website you enjoy visiting. It can be for news, shopping, video viewing, etc. How do you feel as you work your way through content? Do you naturally know where to click, how to navigate, and how … Read more
Designing Online Learning Spaces (1): How will you read this page? By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review Picture a science lab in your mind; now picture a lecture hall; finally, picture a piano studio. Most likely, each space that you imagined looked very different. Just as the setup of a physical classroom implies a particular … Read more
Silence is Golden? An Interview with Leslie Duran on Silence Online By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review In the past, higher education pedagogy has been built largely on the framework of a single knowledgeably expert speaking while others quietly listen and learn. Listening and silence are seen as positive in brick and mortar education, signaling … Read more
How Students with Depression Experience Online Learning: Tracy Orr’s Research Offers Pointers for Course Developers By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review The learning journey, with its mission of moving students from a place of unknowing to a place of mastery, is inherently challenging. When undertaken in a fully online environment, often alongside full-time work and family responsibilities, it takes … Read more