S3: A Holistic Framework for Evaluating the Impact of Educational Innovations...
This fall I’m once again teaching IPT 531: Introduction to Open Education at BYU (check it out – it’s designed so anyone can participate) and today I’m beginning a pilot run-through of the course...
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Learning Engineering and Reese’s Cups
Reposting this message I sent to the Learning Analytics mailing list earlier this morning. When I hear people say “learning engineering” I hear them talking about Reese’s cups. I hear them talking...
View ArticleOn the Impossibility of the Community-based Production of Learning Content
UPDATE: I borrowed the “community based” language in the title of this post from Martin’s blog, which reminded me of Yochai’s article and prompted this post. That language has caused confusion on...
View ArticleFrom Actionable Dashboards to Action Dashboards
This post has been moved to my new blog focused on improving student success.
View ArticleFall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution
Curt Bonk and I recently published a Preface for a special issue of ETR&D on Systematic Reviews of Research on Learning Environments and Technologies. It is largely a collection of personal stories...
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Renaming My Blog
My blog has changed names twice over the years. Today, after 15 years, it’s changing again. Before I had a “real” blog, I published random thoughts on whatever personal website my then-current...
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We Should Pause and Ask the Question
There’s a really terrific conversation happening on the cc-openedu listserv. It started out as a question about OER, but has moved on to a conversation about the purposes of open more generally. Dr....
View ArticleConnections, Counterfactuals, and the 5Rs
I absolutely love people who make the Herculean effort necessary to view well-known things from a distinctly different point of view. One person making that effort is Chiara Marletto. I was introduced...
View ArticleIntellectual and Emotional Obstacles to Adopting Evidence-based Teaching...
Helping people adopt evidence-based practices is notoriously difficult. Even in matters of life and death, evidence-based practices frequently go unadopted or take an incredibly long time to enter...
View ArticleThe Localization Paradox
I was recently invited to participate in a Three Days of Focus conversation including the reusability paradox on the OE Global platform. The conversation opens for public participation this Wednesday....
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