Supporting teachers in data-focused domains
Articles and support documentation for teachers using a browser-based data visualization platform in their classroom. …
design + edu + project mgmt
Articles and support documentation for teachers using a browser-based data visualization platform in their classroom. …
Accountable Talk® is a research-backed approach to dialogic instruction developed at the IFL. Accountable Talk features can guide the planning of technology-based instruction and help educators navigate challenges to enrich remote learning. This article was published in Bridges to Learning, the IFL’s weekly newsletter. …
I was the project manager over a six month collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and our client, a rapidly growing online institution. …
Our Fall 2017 Learning Media Design class was tasked with designing an e-portfolio solution for middle school students. …
In 2014, I embarked on one of my favorite projects to date – EdTechPGH. Inspired by the community we nurtured online, this group was founded to connect educators and technology developers in the Pittsburgh and Western PA. …
From January 2017 through August of 2017, myself and another METALSs graduate student created a research-based interactive branching story that used learning science to help learners identify and demystify fake news on social media. …
Goal: Help high school students aged 13-18 without arts programs explore the arts through an ELA curriculum designed around improvisational theater. …
At SXSWedu 2015 I led a panel discussion with creative teachers who had designed custom games for K12 instruction. …
It might seem intimidating, but stepping out of your network doesn’t have to be hard- especially when you empower the community to actively participate. …
I led the development of a casual conference game to reinforce the organization’s values and provide social opportunities for a fun and engaging conference experience. …
Failure and fear are close relations. To put it broadly, we fail when our expectations don’t match an outcome. We remember this often negative experience and can become fearful when we perceive a chance of failure in the future. When we’re fearful we’re less likely to perform at our best, making us more likely to fail. Rinse and repeat. Our biology also contributes to feelings of fear. The Amygdala , part of our brain stem, is a primitive component of our brain responsible for communicating basic needs. It sends two types of failure-focused alerts: “we are in need of something”
We all have good ideas, but people who create lasting change dedicate themselves to ideas with impact. Impact means change beyond our immediate environment. We can’t know exactly how much impact our ideas will have, but there are ways to ensure we’re starting off on the right foot. For starters, we can establish goals to keep our project on track. It’s deceptively simple, but taking the time to develop practical and precise goals and pausing regularly to consider how we’re addressing them makes a huge difference in our potential for impact. What’s the problem? To begin, we need to focus on the
Having a good idea is just the start of innovation. It’s hard to be successful without also garnering interest from your team and community. This post was first published at workingexamples.org. …
For years I have wondered if games really can change behavior. Something intuitive tells me it’s true, but the industry is only beginning to mature enough to offer long-term proof of success. …
We spend a lot of time with type that we’re unaware of its subtleties. Serifs, descenders and em dashes all have attributes that affect us in ways we don’t consciously acknowledge. …