Open Access in LearnTechLib: An Overview of EdMedia 2018 Award Papers 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
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
Feed Questions Instead of Answers: Making Workshop at Edmedia 2018 By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review Today marks the end of this year’s AACE Edmedia conference in Amsterdam – and what a week it was! 700 participants, a new format with country best paper awards, 5 keynotes, an invited speaker panel with 4 distinguished … Read more
Best of AACE and SITE Keynotes 2015-2017: Video Recordings By Joseph Chan for AACE Review Did you know that the digital library LearnTechLib not only archives conference papers, electronic books, reports, and journal articles, but also contains videos of past keynotes and invited talks? With so many innovations and ideas around, edtech researchers … Read more
Supporting Learning that Lasts with Mobile Learning Games: Interview with AACE Best Paper Award Winner Florian Schimanke By Rima Chamout for AACE Review All too often, students learn with the goal of preparing for a test or an exam – they cram the week before and forget most of what they learned soon after. While this strategy is usually sufficient for … Read more
They swiped happily ever after: Of Fairytales and Tablets – An Interview with Bård Engen, Tonje Giæver and Louise Mifsud By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review This summer, the AACE Special Interest groups Design and Trends conducted a joint call for abstracts for the Special Issue on Mobile Technology for the Journal of Interactive Learning Research. A total of 16 abstracts were selected … Read more
Mobile Learning for Migrants: An Interview with Begoña Gros By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review This summer, the AACE Special Interest groups Design and Trends conducted a joint call for abstracts for the Special Issue on Mobile Technology of the Journal of Interactive Learning Research. A total of 16 abstracts were selected for … Read more
Generation Baby Boomers Learning On the Go: An Interview with Dirk Morrison By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review The AACE E-Learn special interest groups TREND and DESIGN recently concluded a call for abstracts for the Special Issue on Mobile Technology for the Journal of Interactive Learning Research. A total of 16 abstracts were selected for the … Read more
China Educational Technology: A Conversation with Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds By Curt Bonk for AACE Review About the Interviewers Meina Zhu is a second-year Ph.D. student in Instructional Systems Technology (IST) department of Indiana University (IU). She holds a master’s degree in Educational Technology from Beijing Normal University in China. Prior to coming to IU, … Read more