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 …

The Death of Personalized Ringtonesโ€ฆ the rise of Do Not Disturbโ€ฆ. (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, etcโ€ฆ 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 …

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 …

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 …