by brholland | Sep 12, 2017 | All Topics, Higher Ed, Innovation
I learned from Audrey Watters that if an email reply requries more than 500 words, hit publish. Here goes… Of all the dozens of articles that I have published over the past several years, few have ever received as much attention as the ones that I have written...
by brholland | Sep 9, 2017 | All Topics, Future Learning
August 30th was my 30th first day of school. Both as a student and a teacher, the first day of school has always represented a fresh start and the beginning of a new learning journey. I can recall the social trepidation and angst that I felt when first walking into...
by brholland | Jun 21, 2017 | All Topics, Future Learning, Innovation
Given the growing ubiquity of digital devices and collaboration platforms like Google Docs or Office365 in schools, as well as the increasing numbers of educators advocating for their use, it can seem as though education may have reached a tipping point when it comes...
by brholland | Mar 31, 2017 | All Topics, Future Learning, Innovation
Over the past few weeks, I feel as though I have come full circle in my readings and research. I started learning about educational technology at the turn of the century – literally. In 1999, I became enamored with the notion of using digital tools to encourage...
by brholland | Feb 13, 2017 | Design Thinking, Innovation
From a constructivist perspective, learning is based on past experiences (Ertmer & Newby, 1983). So why do we expect educators to incorporate deeper learning and 21st-century skills — areas that few teachers have engaged in personally — without first...