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Digital Inclusion: It’s Not All or Nothing [repost]
[Originally posted in November 2015 for Digital Writing Month but the post has gone missing, so I’m reposting it on my own site Kreher, Y. W. (2015, November 3). Inclusive design: It’s not all or nothing. [Guest blog post] Retrievable from http://www.digitalwritingmonth.com/2015/11/03/digital-inclusion-its-not-all-or-nothing/] Do we have to talk about accessibility? (Again?) (Since we are talking about digital creations, I’d much rather use the less frequently hyped phrase “Digital Inclusion.”) Text Equivalent (Opens up a Google Document) To be honest, the first time around I was intimidated by these responses. I…
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Virtually Connecting at #OLCInnovate 2017
Coursera Partners’ Conference, March 28-31, 2017, Boulder, Colorado. Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Innovate, April 5-7, 2017, New Orleans. These two conferences were scheduled too close to each other for me to attend both. Fortunately, we have Virtually Connecting! On April 5, 3:15 PM Central Time, I met up with onsite folks, Lora Taub-Pervizpour and Patrice Prusko, virtually, at OLC Innovate via Google Hangout. They shared with us the “new” Solution Design Summit. The session was facilitated by onsite buddies Michael Berman and virtual buddy Wendy Taleo. The OLC onsite participants talked about a new event that…
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Blogging is Not a To-Do List Item
Sometimes we don’t know how good we have it until it is gone. The Blizzard of 2015 in New York sent some cross-continental friends whatsapp-ing me two days ago to check if I was out of harm’s way. Some of them think I’m still in New York state. It brought a smile to my face and tears to my eyes. My dad used to worry about things like these. It is a blessing to be a child of someone. To have someone worry about you; enough to call and wonder…
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Faculty & Student Perceptions of Teaching Resource Use
A comparison of VCU student (n=337) and faculty responses (n=323) in the 2014 ECAR Surveys regarding tools/resources they wish their instructors would use MORE of (rated 5 on a scale of 1-5) and those that faculty MOST wish to be skillful at (click on image to enlarge): Ranking of faculty and student perceptions of resources students want more use of and faculty want to be more skillful at. A comparison of VCU student and faculty responses in the 2014 ECAR Surveys regarding tools/resources they wish their instructors would use LESS of (rated…
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Boundlessness
The limit is not in the sky . The limit is in the mind . A photo posted by Derek Hough (@derekhough) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:58am PST
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525600 minutes
[Note: Have you watched Rent, the Musical? That’s where the title of this blogpost comes from.] I returned to work this week. At one of our meetings, we discussed how we would measure the impact of our work and how we would report it. Traditionally, we think about impact in terms of productivity, time spent (number of consultations!), the importance of the project, and response to the effort. A whole field is devoted to systematically researching how we assess and measure employee productivity– human resource development and/or management, so I…
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MCOs of Learning and Instruction
[This is my first post for #ccourses!] One area of research learning scientists is concerned with is what Reigeluth and Merrill (1978; Reigeluth, 1983) call MCO variables in instruction; Methods (teaching strategies; manipulate-able by instructors and learning designers), Conditions (e.g. disciplinary goals, constraints, student characteristics; not manipulate-able) and (desired) Outcomes. One of Unit 1‘s readings by Randy Bass (2012) reminded me of MCOs and the what and how to improve learning in these times. He put forth some changes instructors and institutions would need to make in light of the current learning and instructional…
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Dancing in the Rain
Reentering blogosphere with a happy song and a feel-good story about the impact of YouTube. Bethany Mota was a victim of cyberbullying as a younger teen (she’s 18 now!). Instead of moping, she turned to YouTube to find her voice. Bethany is now a social media star with nearly 7.5 million subscribers to her channel, and dances with talented dance pro, Derek Hough, on Dancing with the Stars. Last night, she shared these stories in her Most Memorable Year of Her Life dance. To the tune of Colbie Caillat‘s Try,…
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The Interlude
Last blog-post: June 12. Last tweet: June 19. Between June 18 to June 20, I fulfilled a wish that had long been on my mind since 2001 — to learn Graphic Recording and Facilitation skills from the pioneers, The Grove Consultants. Since the late 1990s, I had delved into visual thinking, mindmapping, and graphic recording. I loved doodling, thinking and writing. Graphic recording/facilitation allows me to combine all 3 loves in an interesting way. While at the lovely Grove office at the Presidio, San Francisco, I received news on June…
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Thought Vectors: How a Thinkaholic Feels
Hi, my name is Yin and I’m a thinkaholic. (Check out concept and picture by Leah of Dharma Comics.) This chronic malady has its side effects. I’ve thought and blogged about its “collateral damage” quite a bit some 7 years ago. Here’s a paragraph from the post, Inner vs. Outside World, December 12, 2007 (on a private blog) about solo fantasy thinking: Quite often–, my inner world is more exciting than the outside world as my mind races through a myriad of topics and imagine the possibilities for adventure. I…
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Thought Vectors Self-Portrait
I know, I know. My apologies for another introductory post for a MOOC. I will try to make this short and sharp. Greetings to my fellow MOOCers from Richmond, Virginia! For those who are just reading this blog, I wrote an earlier introductory blogpost which is more visual using a Life Story album cover and a Life Story playlist. That was for a Creativity MOOC by Tina Selig which I successfully completed for the second time! Yay! The trail that led to this post began with a legendary tale about…
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Border-Crossing Research Update in Syracuse
Open House & Research Update, Syracuse University, May 8, 2014. Short subtitles are included. A more detailed description of the slides in the video in GoogleDoc A more detailed description of the slides in the video in PDF [Right-click to open document in new tab on browser] Sometimes, a somewhat ordinary remark dwells longer than it probably should in my mind. “You like research, right?” Said in the context of new job duties being articulated at my workplace. I like doing research, just as I would likely say I like…
