by brettbixler | Sep 18, 2014 | Diffusion, Instructional Design, Uncategorized
Introduction I learned of Rodger’s Diffusion of Innovations insights more years ago than I care to admit. As a learning designer and education technologist who supports faculty in improving their teaching practices, it just made sense to me. It still does. Yet time...
by brettbixler | Aug 26, 2014 | Instructional Design, Uncategorized
The following is based on my dissertation research. I realized that while I have done formal papers/presentations on the topic, I’ve never shared this in this space. Please note that most of the following is lifted fairly verbatim from my dissertation and...
by brettbixler | Feb 28, 2014 | Digital Badges, Uncategorized
Carla Casilli of Mozilla Badges just wrote a great post on the value of “lightweight” badges. I added my dibs to her great post in the comments section. Enjoy! The myth of the lightweight badge IMO, this is a critical concept that must be examined and...
by brettbixler | Feb 7, 2014 | Professional Development, Uncategorized
http://www.cider.vt.edu/conference/ Overall Impression This is the best conference I’ve been to in several years. It is a pedagogy first conference, my meat and potatoes! Technology played a role in many of the discussions in which I participated, but only in support...
by brettbixler | Nov 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
About This Post I initially wrote the following about 6-7 years ago, for inclusion on the then newly-formed Penn State Educational Gaming Commons web site. The original site has undergone a complete transformation to a new platform, and this post was lost in the...
by brettbixler | Oct 29, 2013 | Educational Games, Uncategorized
A book by Greg Costikyan. Costikyan, G. (2013). Uncertainty in games. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. I’ve always been interested in why games are motivating. After all, if you can find a way to motivate someone, they will learn despite any obstacles. One of the...
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