EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2020 Online: Interview Keynote Speaker Lesley Gourlay By Allie Alayan for AACE Review The EdMedia conference is happening – alas virtually – this week from June 23-26. The program contains four keynotes as part of the conference. Keynotes are a great way to connect with experts in the field and learn … Read more
Design Thinking for German Vocational Schools? Discovering of an Innovative Approach by Testing in Teacher Education: Author Interview By Allie Alayan for AACE Review Design thinking provides unique opportunities for learning in various educational settings, including German vocational schools, as evidenced by a study conducted by Marc Kruger. In the study, Kruger was able to identify and provide recommendations for providing design … Read more
Success Stories from Online Learners: An Interview with Doctoral Candidate Apostolos Koutropoulos By Lisa Hammershaimb for AACE Review Though most higher education institutions are in recess it is a summer pause unlike in past years. For most, the logistics of the fall have yet to be determined. Will it be entirely online, partially online, socially distanced? … Read more
An App for Comics and Inclusive Learning By Chryssa Themelis for AACE Review The CiELL is a KA2 project, innovation in higher education. It focuses on inclusiveness in English language learning. Inclusion is defined in the UN framework as: “a process of systemic reform embodying changes and modifications in content, teaching … Read more
Making Pedagogic Sense of Design Thinking: Author Interview By Allie Alayan for AACE Review As part of the 2019 special issue ‘Design Thinking for Education’ in the DeGruyter open access journal ‘Open Education Studies’ the author quartet Gnanaharsha Beligatamulla, Janice Rieger, Jill Franz, and Megan Strickfaden present a qualitative study investigating educators … Read more
How Informational are Infographics? An Interview with Julia Moritz By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review Infographics visualize topics and data in a compact format, and are of growing importance for learning material and editorial media. The carefully crafted design of icons, arrows, symbols and numbers is visually appealing. Cloud applications such as … Read more
When Students Design University: An Interview with Alessandra Molinari & Andrea Alessandro Gasparini By Allie Alayan for AACE Review Design thinking can provide students with the opportunity to think like an ‘expert designer,’ which can allow for greater engagement and commitment. It can be especially powerful as an instrument for students to become involved in organizational policies within higher education. As … Read more
Keynote Review: More than a MOOC- Seven Learning and Teaching Scenarios to Use MOOCs in Higher Education and Beyond By Allie Alayan for AACE Review Dr. Martin Ebner, an Austrian researcher who is an expert on open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs) recently presented a keynote to the “International Seminar on Linguistics and Literature” at the ‘Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto’, … 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
Informal or Non-formal learning with comics – the CIELL project By Chryssa Themelis for AACE Review Multi-lingualism is a priority for a global community and the need to learn a second language is high for business purposes, education or travelling around the world. The European Commission (EC) considers languages as one of the 8 … Read more