Join me at ‘Free Learning Conference’, July 20th, organized by Appalachian State University (ASU) By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review The Center for Academic Excellence at Appalachian State University (ASU) organizes the one-day online event ‘2018 Free-Learning Conference’ on Friday, July 20, 2018. During this event, faculty, staff, and instructional technologist from both ASU and other Universities will explore the latest technology in higher … Read more
An Interview with Jeff Gallant from Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG) By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review In the last decade, the concept of Open Educational Resources (OER) has gained an undeniable momentum. At the same time, both faculty and students face barriers adopting OER. How can we foster a collaborative teaching climate in higher … Read more
Feed Questions Instead of Answers: Making Workshop at Edmedia 2018 By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review Today marks the end of this year’s AACE Edmedia conference in Amsterdam – and what a week it was! 700 participants, a new format with country best paper awards, 5 keynotes, an invited speaker panel with 4 distinguished … Read more
Peer-to-peer learning with Open Educational Resources: An Interview with P2PU By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review The term open educational resources (OER) was coined in 2002 during a forum held by the UNESCO as the open provision of educational resources, enabled by information and communication technologies, for consultation, use and adaptation by a community … Read more
Augmented Reality with Aurasma By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review Augmented reality (AR) offers a new way of seeing and interacting with the learner’s natural environment. Augmented reality describes the addition of a computer assisted contextual layer of information to the physical world, thereby creating an enhanced experience. … Read more
Inclusive Community Design: Design Thinking Workshop on Local Engagement for Diverse Populations By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review Design thinking is a problem solving method geared to overcome wicked problems, that have no right or wrong solution and resist traditional scientific and engineering approaches, as “the information needed to understand the problem depends upon one’s idea … Read more
EdTech Research – Where to Publish, How to Share (Part 3): Social Networks and Identifiers for Sharing Articles and Monitoring Citations By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review Are you curious who is reading your work, and eager to make connections to other researchers and practitioners in your field? Are you interested in tracking metrics such as your general citation count, h-index or i10-index? Would you … Read more
EdTech Research – Where to Publish, How to Share (Part 2): Journal Metrics, Rankings and Citation Information By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review How can authors find out more about the journals they are considering for submitting their work? Just as researchers build reputation over time that can be depicted (in part) through quantitative measures such as h-index and i10-index, journals … Read more
EdTech Research – Where to Publish, How to Share (Part 1): Journal Overview By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review You have implemented and evaluated an educational technology project, engaged in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, conducted an empirical study, written a literature review, or undertook an ethnographic journey of discovery. Whatever your research endeavor, at some … Read more
AACE News Roundup Fall 2017 By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review The AACE Review News Roundup is a periodical summary of educational technology themes and debates in the blogosphere. For the review, we scan the latest posts of over 20 blogs, and we constantly add new voices to the … Read more