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One lesson I have gotten from this is that communication over the phone adds an extra layer of challenge to the relationship. I know I’m still interrupting (I think eastern urbanites tend to jump in quickly so they don’t lose… More On: ID-2-ID: The More Things Change…

This year I’ve been participating in the Penn State ID-2-ID instructional designer mentoring program with another ID from the University of Nebraska. One of our “assignments” was to read and discuss a book together. The one we chose was Julie… More On: ID2ID: Always Good to Review the Basics (Dirksen)

ISBN and Chapter Info Kirby, Dawn Latta and David Crovitz (2013) Inside Out, Fourth Edition: Strategies for Teaching Writing. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann ISBN-10: 0325041954 http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Out-Fourth-Strategies-Teaching/dp/0325041954/ The table of contents of the book is as follows: Chapter 1 Finding a Footing… More On: InsideOut: Strategies for Teaching Writing (Book Review)

Clearing Plagiarism Clouds SP 2013 – Now with better citation examples.

Something instructional designers like to do is build in self-check quizzes into online tutorials. It’s just a quick way to help learners determine if they are “getting” it or not. Unfortunately interactive elements have been notorious for presenting problems to… More On: Quick and Dirty Accessible Self-Check Quiz with Just CSS and Tabindex

A few years ago, the Chronicle of Higher Education published a story that would scare the tweed socks off of any professor – the Shadow Scholar who writes custom essays allowing students to graduate with advanced degrees illicitly earned. The… More On: Essay Buyer Beware

An important tenet of constructivism is how important it is to build your own meaning by analyzing, discussing and reviewing data and issues from multiple perspectives. It is the path to the highest enlightenment in any topic. But what do… More On: “But I don’t want deep learning”