The Joy of Breaking Things
I’d been thinking about the need for experimentation in learning. How might we design experiences where learners feel safe and motivated to explore? To disrupt habits and take risks? Then my daughter’s daycare classroom closed due to a COVID-19 exposure,...
Bean Dad Pedagogy: Teaching Complex Software Tools
In the early days of 2021, the internet was briefly consumed with the story of ‘Bean Dad,’ a father who’s 9-year-old daughter was trying to make baked beans but didn’t know how to use a can opener. Bean Dad saw this as a ‘teachable moment’, gave his daughter a...
Answering Student Emails to Establish Immediacy
Hi, I’m Steve. I was a professor of communication for thirty years before accepting a position as a Learning Experience designer in the CETLOE in June. A month after starting, I was asked to teach an online class for the Department of Communication in the fall. The...
The CETL Onion
Forrest Gump, the titular character of the beloved American film Forrest Gump, is known for saying “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” I would argue, that life is much more like a box of onions. You don’t know what you’ve got...
Position Available: Graduate Lab Assistant, Learning Technologies
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Perimeter College are seeking FOUR graduate students to provide instructional support for simulcast courses taught at the Alpharetta, Decatur, Dunwoody, and Newton campuses of Perimeter College. This position will...Subscribe by Email
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