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 | Mar 19, 2017 | What I'm Reading
The Maker Movement in Education Scholarly article detailing this history of the maker movement and defining it in education. tags: Maker maker movement makered makerspace Problems with Personalized Learning Objective post from Dan Meyer about the perils of...
by brholland | Mar 4, 2017 | All Topics, Blended Learning
I didn’t write this blog title. The editor at Edutopia changed mine before publishing my latest article. Originally, I thought that I wanted to discuss the promise and the peril of blended learning. However, I am thankful that he had a better idea. Admittedly,...
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...
by brholland | Feb 2, 2017 | All Topics, Innovation
I wrestled with this one for quite some time. According to diffusion scholar and author, Everett Rogers, innovations possess both intended and unintended consequences – some positive and some detrimental. So what does it mean for students growing up in an age...