Ted Curran
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Exploring intersections between Web 2.0, digital arts, and education.
Exploring intersections between Web 2.0, digital arts, and education.
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Hemingway is a markdown editor that coaches you to write more clearly, helping you to emulate Ernest Hemingway‘s trademark sparse, journalistic style. Though I don’t use it as my main markdown editor, I’ve been thinking about ways it can be useful in a…
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Building #CriticalThinking Into Self-Paced #OnlineLearning #InstructionalDesign #EdTech
Until recently, I worked on Propero.org, a collection of accredited, self-paced, online learning courses where students work at their own pace and pick up college credits with maximum convenience. I joined the team after the curriculum had been developed,…
Until recently, I worked on Propero.org, a collection of accredited, self-paced, online learning courses where students work at their own pace and pick up college credits with maximum convenience. I joined the team after the curriculum had been developed,…
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Sleep Conductor | Our App #UI #UX Prototype from the #bitsandblocks @IDEO CoLAB Makeathon 2016
In March 2016, I participated in the IDEO CoLAB Makeathon 2016, an all-day workshop where we went through the IDEO design process to envision future applications for blockchain and Internet of Things technology. This article outlines my experience at the…
In March 2016, I participated in the IDEO CoLAB Makeathon 2016, an all-day workshop where we went through the IDEO design process to envision future applications for blockchain and Internet of Things technology. This article outlines my experience at the…
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Experience API and #RSS News/Podcast Aggregators #podcasts #XAPI #edtech
I am a big believer in RSS News Aggregators as a core technology for lifelong learning. By allowing each individual person to curate their own interests and get in the habit of consuming a steady stream of news relevant to their interests, RSS lets people…
I am a big believer in RSS News Aggregators as a core technology for lifelong learning. By allowing each individual person to curate their own interests and get in the habit of consuming a steady stream of news relevant to their interests, RSS lets people…
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Search @Instructure #Canvas LMS with Chrome Custom Search Engines #edtech
If you’re an admin user of Canvas LMS by Instructure, you frequently have to navigate your account by searching for users and courses in the Admin panel’s search bars for “Users” and “Courses”. This is a snazzy trick that lets you search your Canvas…
If you’re an admin user of Canvas LMS by Instructure, you frequently have to navigate your account by searching for users and courses in the Admin panel’s search bars for “Users” and “Courses”. This is a snazzy trick that lets you search your Canvas…
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Post a Lecture Video in a Discussion Forum for Active Responses #edtech #LMS
Most LMSes have a “Discussion Forum” tool that you can add into any course unit, and even make it a graded assignment in the course. Many online educators will post a discussion prompt and let students respond below. Here’s a little trick to help spice up…
Most LMSes have a “Discussion Forum” tool that you can add into any course unit, and even make it a graded assignment in the course. Many online educators will post a discussion prompt and let students respond below. Here’s a little trick to help spice up…
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My favorite #Android launcher is 80% OFF today. Get it! You'll be stoked you did.
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YIKES.
NINETY TWO PERCENT of teachers teaching online/hybrid courses didn't even post grades in the LMS?!?!? I know that it's always a challenge to get instructors to fully(partially) utilize the tools that an LMS provides, but what we're talking about here is the most basic, administrative use of the LMS. Just post your grades so we know something happened here. No? Not even that?
I'm sympathetic to instructors who are more comfortable delivering their course materials via simpler software like blogs, Dropbox, or even via paper-based handouts. I get it, not everyone feels comfortable using an LMS, or even agrees philosophically with what they represent.
It sounds like they had a policy in place that didn't demand that faculty maximize the LMS -- just post grades once everything's over. This sounds to me like a lack of oversight on the part of administrators to ensure that this was really happening.
At SMU we had a similar policy and some people who didn't follow it, but we actually CHECKED to make sure that every course at least had a syllabus and some grades in it. Run a report to see the course shells that have never had any activity in them, and shoot an email or a call to the instructors to offer assistance and make sure they know what's expected.
It might be time-intensive, but it's not 39 million bucks!
NINETY TWO PERCENT of teachers teaching online/hybrid courses didn't even post grades in the LMS?!?!? I know that it's always a challenge to get instructors to fully(partially) utilize the tools that an LMS provides, but what we're talking about here is the most basic, administrative use of the LMS. Just post your grades so we know something happened here. No? Not even that?
I'm sympathetic to instructors who are more comfortable delivering their course materials via simpler software like blogs, Dropbox, or even via paper-based handouts. I get it, not everyone feels comfortable using an LMS, or even agrees philosophically with what they represent.
It sounds like they had a policy in place that didn't demand that faculty maximize the LMS -- just post grades once everything's over. This sounds to me like a lack of oversight on the part of administrators to ensure that this was really happening.
At SMU we had a similar policy and some people who didn't follow it, but we actually CHECKED to make sure that every course at least had a syllabus and some grades in it. Run a report to see the course shells that have never had any activity in them, and shoot an email or a call to the instructors to offer assistance and make sure they know what's expected.
It might be time-intensive, but it's not 39 million bucks!
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Never Ever (Ever) Download #Android Apps Outside of Google Play https://www.wired.com/2016/12/never-ever-ever-download-android-apps-outside-google-play/
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