1. amiddlet50

    Simulation – storyboarding and paper prototyping #activelearning

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    Photo by Matt Popovich on Unsplash Educational simulation is an interesting and, in my view, underutilised area of active learning. Often associated with technology-based approaches, educational simulation is in fact a broader field. In this broad sense it creates a … Continue reading ?
  2. amiddlet50

    Crisis – what crisis? A time for academic innovation

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    At Wonkfest I attended a panel session titled Changing the Culture of Changing the Culture in which Charlotte Summers, who is Head of Commercial Development at the RSA, referred to the RSA’s excellent Future Change Framework. Admittedly, I am a … Continue reading ?
  3. natalie

    Message from Hunt – part II

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    from the Book i-Land – A double Irish and a Dutch The next morning Avoka is having her breakfast early and takes a stroll on the beach.  Some guys dressed in security uniforms are walking the beach as well. Avoka is not really, sure, as at first sight she doesn’t know if it’s more for… Continue reading Message from Hunt – part II
  4. amiddlet50

    Conversation-base #activelearning – exploiting the differences between dialogue and debate

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    Active learning is essentially conversational – a ‘to-ing and fro-ing’ of ideas, whether this is a collaborative exchange or personal cogitation and reflection. Pedagogically, there is a lot to exploit here. I was recently involved in a discussion about the … Continue reading ?
  5. amiddlet50

    Learning walks with awe are good for you

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    Awe walks boost emotional well-being according to a recent study conducted by researchers from UC San Francisco and Trinity College Dublin. The study looked at the effect of a weekly 15 minute walk on adults in which selected walkers reported … Continue reading ?
  6. natalie

    Messages from Hunt

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    from the book I-Land – A double Irish and a Dutch Seven o’clock in the morning and Avoka hears the pinging of her phone: “A good morning coffee cup from Hunt.” She smiles and sends a message back. “What a lovely thing to start the day” and sends a song, Good Morning, Good Morning, with… Continue reading Messages from Hunt
  7. @llilli5163

    One-click Portfolio Designs, Instant PDF Embeds, and More Improvements to the Block Editor

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    We have some exciting new block editor updates to share with you today including fresh collection of Portfolio block patterns, a new and improved way to embed a preview of PDF documents, and better editing tools for Cover and Buttons blocks. Let’s dive in! One-Click Portfolio Layouts Block patterns are …
  8. amiddlet50

    Playing with time and crossing boundaries: multichronicity #activelearning

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    An analysis of the tweetchats revealed that neither synchronicity nor asynchronicity are able to capture the essence of what goes on in such a conversational space. Neither get close to capturing the value of the learning experience. Multichronicity provides a way of looking at the design of experiential learning in settings that accommodate learning ecologies: the academic designer must consider the quality of time spent in and navigating through a learning experience. Continue reading ?
  9. @TurnerM000

    Weekly Summary 14

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    In reflecting on this final project, I am happy to say that I was very pleased with how everything came together and flowed in one story together in the end. In my final project I combined 4 different forms of media. Audio, video, writing, and images. ...
  10. @TurnerM000

    Weekly Summary 13

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    My plan for the final project is to document and blog/vlog my final week as a student. I am graduating this spring and all of my big assignments are due next week, and after that I am free! Free to explore the real world. I am a CDS major and I have di...
  11. @TurnerM000

    Weekly Summary 12

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    I created 3 Daily Creates this week: I completed two remix assignments: Logo Remix Fashion Waldo Remix I also completed 8 stars of mashup assignments: Fairy Movie Poster Text Message Story Connections to theme: I felt that the mashup assignments I crea...

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