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
An Interview with Jeff Gallant from Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG) By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review In the last decade, the concept of Open Educational Resources (OER) has gained an undeniable momentum. At the same time, both faculty and students face barriers adopting OER. How can we foster a collaborative teaching climate in higher … Read more
Peer-to-peer learning with Open Educational Resources: An Interview with P2PU By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review The term open educational resources (OER) was coined in 2002 during a forum held by the UNESCO as the open provision of educational resources, enabled by information and communication technologies, for consultation, use and adaptation by a community … Read more
Moonhack is back! Participate, Observe, Learn, Code By Angela Brown for AACE Review On 20th July 2018, defy earthbound gravity and lift your imagine off into the farthest reaches of space in a playful way to get kids coding. What is #moonhack? First launched in 2016 by Code Club Australia, Moonhack … Read more
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
Learners Making Science By Angela Brown for AACE Review The 2017 Innovating Pedagogy Report from The Open University (OU) has identified Learners Making Science as one of ten “innovations that are already in currency but have not yet had a profound influence on education.” The report identifies … 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
Navigating Post-Truth Societies: Strategies, Resources and Technologies By Sandra Rogers for AACE Review This post is the second in a series in which AACE social media interns follow up on the latest Innovating Pedagogy Trend Report 2017 – read the review and summary by Allie Aylan. As Ferguson et al. (2017) … Read more
Intergroup Empathy: The Role of Diversity in Learning By Rima Chamout for AACE Review The Innovating Pedagogy Report 2017 sees ‘intergroup empathy’ as a long-term trend in educational technology. Online learning environments and social media networks form global virtual spaces. In these spaces, people from different backgrounds interact with each other, even … Read more
Innovating Pedagogy Report 2017 By Allie Alayan for AACE Review The Open University (OU) has released the 2017 edition of its ‘Innovating Pedagogy’ report. It is the sixth rendition of an annual educational technology trend review that introduces ten pedagogies that are already in currency but have not … Read more