Open Textbooks By Allie Alayan for AACE Review The Innovating Pedagogy 2017 Report included Open Textbooks as one of its innovative trends that has the potential to provoke major shifts in educational practice. This post discusses educational benefits to using open textbooks, as well as educational … Read more
Big-data Inquiry: Thinking with Data By Allie Alayan for AACE Review The Innovating Pedagogy 2017 Report included Big-data inquiry as one of its innovative trends that has the potential to provoke major shifts in educational practice. The 2017 Innovating Pedagogy Report stated that Big-data inquiry has a potential impact … Read more
An Interview with Alan Singer: Teaching and Learning Social Studies via Digital Technology By Michael Shaughnessy for AACE Review About Alan Singer Alan Singer is a professor of Teaching, Learning and Technology and the director of social studies education programs. Dr. Singer is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and is editor of Social … Read more
Comics in Education: An Unflattening View By Chryssa Themelis for AACE Review Consider the wide adoption and success of Instagram – are we entering a new visual culture where people express themselves through graphics as much as through writing? How does this affect business and research communication? In this article … Read more
“You are what you Hashtag” …Being Purposeful in Creating Your #PLN By Jennifer Wright for AACE Review A Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a way for professionals to seek out and gain information by connecting with those in their field through a social media platform. The idea of leveraging networks has become more relevant than … Read more
EdTech Research – Where to Publish, How to Share (Part 3): Social Networks and Identifiers for Sharing Articles and Monitoring Citations By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review Are you curious who is reading your work, and eager to make connections to other researchers and practitioners in your field? Are you interested in tracking metrics such as your general citation count, h-index or i10-index? Would you … Read more
EdTech Research – Where to Publish, How to Share (Part 2): Journal Metrics, Rankings and Citation Information By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review How can authors find out more about the journals they are considering for submitting their work? Just as researchers build reputation over time that can be depicted (in part) through quantitative measures such as h-index and i10-index, journals … Read more
EdTech Research – Where to Publish, How to Share (Part 1): Journal Overview By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review You have implemented and evaluated an educational technology project, engaged in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, conducted an empirical study, written a literature review, or undertook an ethnographic journey of discovery. Whatever your research endeavor, at some … Read more
Exploring Visual Literacies Through Educational Technology Lenses By Chryssa Themelis for AACE Review Since Antiquity, many Greek philosophers such as Pythagoras, Aristotle, Plato and Socrates were trying to understand visual objects and their role in society and their impact on an ‘informed’ mind (Benoît, 2015). Visuals can convey messages, share emotions … Read more
Computer-Assisted Language Learning & Media Selection By Sandra Rogers for AACE Review Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is the interactive use of technology to foster second language acquisition by providing meaningful opportunities to practice a language in environments beyond that which is available in the confines of a classroom. It began … Read more