EDUCAUSE has released its 2023 Horizon Report focusing on Teaching and Learning: https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2023/4/2023hrteachinglearning.pdf. This report aims to: Identify the trends, and key technologies and practices shaping and significantly impacting postsecondary teaching and learning today. To that end, they provide a focused look at: AI-enabled applications for predictive, personal learning. Generative AI The blurring boundaries between teaching modalities… Read more »
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Quick Tips and Resource: Inclusive Language/Communications
The Guidelines for Inclusive Language, published by the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), define inclusive language as language that “acknowledges diversity, conveys respect to all people, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equal opportunities.” How language is used, especially by institutions such as educational systems, can deeply impact how communities within those systems view race, gender, ability, and… Read more »
Microlectures
A microlecture is a brief video or audio recording, or multimedia presentation covering a single concept or topic. Originating as 60-second lectures, they have since expanded to include clear, concise descriptions of a single topic or idea in under 6 minutes. These lectures can be used in online, blended, or face-to-face contexts (see 7 Things… Read more »
Trends in Higher Education
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that IU has an institutional membership to EDUCAUSE that you can also benefit from. EDUCAUSE’s mission is to advance higher education using information technology. They recently released a couple of Horizon reports. These reports are compiled by “…an expert panels and [feature a] compendium of institutional exemplar projects from around the… Read more »
Free PD Resources
Due to the pandemic and travel restrictions in 2020, many conferences on online learning shifted to a virtual format.At the same time, online learning saw a huge surge both in numbers of courses and enrollments. Virtual events accepted more participants, reduced or dropped (expensive) participant fees, and made post-conference resources available online. As a result,… Read more »