Author: Donny K. Tusler Title attributed to Sonia Tiwari What is Human Centered Interaction? “Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a multidisciplinary field of study focusing on the design of computer technology and, in particular, the interaction between humans (the users) and computers. While initially concerned with computers, HCI has since expanded to cover almost all forms […]
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# 1 Adult Education: an education for Global Citizenship?
Disclaimer: I do not claim to recognize all the possibilities, and apologize to those not mentioned or understood here. The goal is to open and expand the dialogue. I speak to my own understanding to the domain of Adult Education and the grand purpose. Introduction Are we missing topics in Adult Education? This is the […]
# 3 Adult Education: an education for Global Citizenship?
Global Society… Why is this all important? Well, we are shifting to a global world view. Technology has increased our “Connectivity” to a point of simultaneous existence, quantum computing. The concept of the United States being a “Melting pot” is now one of a “Melting World”. This “Melting World Pot”, requires the domain of Adult […]
# 2 Adult Education: an education for Global Citizenship?
What I understand of Adult Education’s current goals? “The Adult Education classes guided me through the various concepts. I was left feeling feel lost as to what the profession is “collaboratively” working towards, as there are so many directions and purposes: A purpose to empower the disenfranchised, and teach them how to leverage the systems […]
Criticism, a learner’s greatest tool… and why distance education makes this achievable
I recently read Brookfield’s, “A Political Analysis of Discussion Groups: Can the Circle Be Unbroken?”. Brookfield has worked diligently on the topic of critical analysis as a tool for learning. (Brookfield, 2000, 1001)I found this an interesting take on how people feel about themselves through the examples he provided as vignettes. Brookfield’s vignettes provide this pattern […]
Idea for designing online PhD activities
As Ph.D. students of the Learning, Design, and Technology program, our blog posts here in the GA Fellows site often discuss learning theory, technologies, and even our personal experiences. But with this post, I wanted to outline a design idea for online Ph.D. courses. This is one of those eventualities the marketplace is pushing for. […]
Hurricane Irma and how affected my online experience
I am a remote phd student, who lives in Florida. On September 10th hurricane Irma hit the state of Florida. Many don’t know how this affected our lives, other than what was seen on the news. Well… here is my story, but through the perspective of an online student who is studying distance education and […]
Would analogical thinking help with cognitive load and transference?
In the past year I have read several articles on cognitive load. One gave me a lot to think about, “Nine Ways to Reduce Cognitive Load in Multimedia Learning”. Mayer and Moreno define “multimedia learning as learning from words and pictures, [d]efine multimedia instruction as presenting words and pictures that intended to foster learning.” This […]
You better WORK that brain!
When my group discusses ideas of cognitive load theory, the image of a brain weightlifting comes to my mind. The theory of Cognitive Load exists in the realm of educational psychology. However, shouldn’t there be a way to measure work the brain does, much like the weights are a measurement of the increased strength we gain […]
Organizing a collaborative online space
Writing and developing a research project is daunting and difficult to do by oneself. But within a group and with one member remote we have had to be very organized. First, we found a collaborative work space that allowed us to maintain permissions for security and privacy, but still allowed us to save, share, and […]