A short hello and look at week one from a park bench in Bothell.
A demo of an AI tool called NotebookLM. You should give it a try.
CONNECT
Check In with Our Class.
Do you have an idea to share? A resource? A problem? A solution? Let us know!
Or just share a picture of you relaxing on a Saturday morning.
10 Minutes
WONDER
Each week we will be reading a short article on pedagogy and technology. These will vary in detail, from broad sociological challenges to specific tools and using them in academic settings.
Our first reading is from Neil Postman, a media ecologist, from a talk he gave in 1998
20+ Minutes
EXPLORE & WRITE
You'll need to look at four different digital tools over the next ten weeks. You can use this list to find one. For each tool you will be asked to share what you created and write about how it might be used in teaching. You can add them as pages under "Tools Explored" on this site.
Work on developing a teaching philosophy.
60 Minutes
YOUR PROJECT
You have a project to complete by the end of the class. The time you spend on this will vary, but you should work on it each week.
You can use your journal on the Our Work page to tell us what you are doing and keep us posted along the way. Here are some tools that will help you create a space for your portfolio.
Minutes will vary
This is a wonderful talk about "open education."
We are doing that here by sharing this site and our work. We are sharing our efforts at understanding and our opinions about the places technology and pedagogy meet.
I made this for faculty here to help them see what is possible in virtual or mixed reality spaces using a "VR headset." Pretty remarkable.
If you are interested, I'll bring the headset to campus and you can give it a try. Just let me know.