EduGeek Journal

TxDLA was a great event this year. Harriet and I did our usual rebel-rousing there (along with other EduGeeks such as Katrina, Darren, and Shaun. Yes, they are still alive). Creating a session PowerPoint is usually difficult for us, since we usually don’t prepare any preset material.  We like to discuss, interact, and have some [...]

At some of our recent conference presentations, Harriet and I have been discussing our problems with ADDIE. We usually get a large show of support when we say ADDIE doesn’t work well.  But we also get some passionate objectors.  Our presentation is not meant to criticize ADDIE, so I decided to save that for a [...]

I began to blog about our “New Vision for Learning Management Systems” over a year ago. Since then, we have come across many new ideas, causing the New Vision to morph, change, and grow.  Hopefully it will continue to change and grow. But I thought it would be a good idea to take a step [...]

No matter how student-centered you are, no matter how often you tell others you are not a “teacher” but a “coach”, at some point you are going to be putting some content in to your course.  Even coaches will sit down their players and show them how to do things on a regular basis. Your [...]