Introduction AI is here to stay. The promise of streamlined workflows, a shorter workweek, and overall convenience in our daily lives has solidified AIโs place in our world. In education, we strive to backwards design curriculum and the codification of necessary skills from the future world our students will find themselves in. Preparing our students …
The importance of agency in successful edtech adoptions
A positive educational experience leveraging agency helps to ensure that students are ready for the challenges and opportunities of the future. Key points: Agency is about having a desire, making plans, and carrying out actions Edtech tools and resources should support student and teacher agency Education is changing because the world is changing. During the …
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Future Ready Leadership
Who is a leader? A leader is more than just a manager, a leader raises up those around them to help them meet their highest potential. A leader must learn to motivate and inspire those around them for the greater good. Who exactly is, or has the potential to be, a leader? YOU Leaders are …
7 Leadership Lessons From MLK Jr. #MLKDay
โEvery man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness.โ - Martin Luther King Jr. (1960) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is often referred to as one of the most influential people in American History. The above quote (from The Three Dimensions of A Complete Life …
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The Death of Personalized Ringtonesโฆ the rise of Do Not Disturbโฆ. (aka Leave me alone, I am creating)
Do you remember setting a special ringtone for special people in your contacts list? Remember the thrill of a mobile phone call? The elation over the ping of a text message? The fun you had with video chats on your phone? And now what is the status of your phone? Mute? Vibrate? Do not disturb? …
Curated just for you?
Photo by Startup Stock Photos on Pexels.com Our daily digital interactions rely heavily on recommender systems. Netflix, Google, Amazon, Spotify, LinkedIn, etcโฆ all watch what we do to some degree to learn about us. The data gathered is used to recommend the best fitting products, services, or persons. In effect, a recommender system simply delivers …
#FOW Ready Mobile Learners
Remote Work, Hybrid Transitions, and Future Commuters? The Future of Work is a hot topic right now. During the pandemic people left cities where their jobs were, thinking they might be able to redefine their own future of work and be able to work from home forever. But an increasing number of employers want them …
You CANNOT be replaced… a lesson I learned from trophic cascades. #WanderlustEDU #EdChat
Perhaps you have gotten into a slump resigning yourself to a cog-like mentality (I have been there too). You may not feel relevant, appreciated, or that you are making a difference. Now the time to re-introduce yourself to your WHY. You matter, your work matters!
A Globalized Curriculum: The Next Evolution of Education
Originally published: Shippee, M. (2021) A Globalized Curriculum: The Next Evolution Of Education. International Conferences Mobile Learning 2021 (ML 2021) and Educational Technologies 2021 (ICEduTech 2021) ISBN: 978-989-8704-28-3 Abstract Curriculum is a dynamic, iterative cultural artifact. Historically, educational curricular shifts have gone from Socratic dialogue, to master-apprentice programs, to humanities enrichment, to STEM focus, each …
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Engaging Students in the Research Process with Plot-driven Video Game Design #EsportsPlaybook @ReadyLearner_1 @DrawYourGame #WanderlustEDU
Leveraging the simple (and free) game design tool: Draw Your Game App, I recently guided middle school students in the design and development of video games powered by class-content research. My hope is that by creating games we can learn to become more thoughtful about how people, places, and ideas are represented and through critical …
