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6 things you need to know before starting your online graduate degree

Next month I'm writing my comprehensive exams and wrapping up a Master of Arts in Education and Human Development with a concentration in Education Technology Leadership from The George Washington University. I learned a few things along the way about distance learning in this graduate degree that will benefit others thinking about online learning. Here […]

Posted by milesmac on June 16th, 2015 | No Comments Posted in #GDPI, #GWETL, big ideas, Resources

"The Anti-Education Era" by James Paul Gee, a SpeedRead

The Anti-Education Era: Creating Smarter Students through Digital Learning by James Paul Gee Gee, J. P. (2013). The Anti-education era: Creating smarter students through digital learning. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Collaborative Book Review by Yukiko Bonnefoy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway Miles MacFarlane, Winnipeg, Canada LaKisha Scott, Atlanta, USA Jenna Wallace, San Antonio, USA With more than 20 books, […]

Posted by milesmac on March 18th, 2015 | 1 Comment Posted in Speed Reads

10 Design Critiques: bad designs and suggested improvements

This  paper was written as part of my participation in the graduate course Computer Interface Design for Learning at the George Washington University. Having read Donald Norman's book, "The Design of Everyday Things" we were challenged to identify bad designs in our everyday life and suggest improvements. Here are mine. Object 1: School Intercom Control Panel Description […]

Posted by milesmac on May 26th, 2014 | No Comments Posted in Pedagogy

International Teaching Exchange: PD of a different nature

For the 2014 calendar year I am on an international teaching fellowship in New South Wales, Australia. I am teaching high school mathematics in a small rural K-12 school serving a livestock farming area on the edge of the outback. What follows are excerpts from my blog http://teacherexchange.ca that most relate to the professional experiences of […]

Posted by milesmac on May 25th, 2014 | 3 Comments Posted in Pedagogy

Multimedia Design for Learning: Selected Articles

This work was done in anticipation of my work in the graduate course Developing Multimedia Materials at the George Washington University. Design-based research: designing a multimedia environment to support language learning Hung, H.-T. (2011). Design-based research: designing a multimedia environment to support language learning. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 48(2), 159-169. Design based research […]

Posted by milesmac on September 23rd, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Pedagogy

Interface Design Considerations for 3D and Augmented Virtual Learning Environments

This research paper was written as part of my participation in the graduate course Computer Interface Design for Learning at the George Washington University. Introduction Emerging technologies broaden the range of tools available for users to communicate, create, and access information. Display devices are no longer limited to computer monitors, projectors, speakers, and printers; the keyboard, […]

Posted by milesmac on July 6th, 2013 | No Comments Posted in #GWETL, Pedagogy

Minecraft for #ISTE13, San Antonio

These are the slides from my presentation in the SIGILT Forum: Innovation Hoedown about Minecraft isteminecraft

Posted by milesmac on June 26th, 2013 | 2 Comments Posted in Pedagogy

Distance Education Annotated Bibliography

I wrote this annotated bibliography as part of my participation in the graduate course Critical Issues in Distance Education at the George Washington University. Annotated Bibliography: Distance Education Use of three-dimensional (3-D) immersive virtual worlds in K-12 and higher education settings: A review of the research Hew, K. F. and Cheung, W. S. (2010), Use […]

Posted by milesmac on June 11th, 2013 | No Comments Posted in #GWETL, Research

Interactive Projection Systems: Meg Athavale of @POMOInc

Emerging Technology New Media Consortium’s (NMC) 2010 Horizon Report identified both augmented reality and gesture based computing as new technologies likely to achieve wide-spread adoption within the next half decade. In the past year I have been exploring applications in K12 learning and student engagement for Augmented Reality, particularly Minecraft Reality to pull 3D creations out of […]

Posted by milesmac on April 9th, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Pedagogy

7 Oaks PD Day with Lionel Laroche

View as slideshow Miles MacFarlane@milesmac PD Day Today for #7Oaks with Lionel Laroche on Managing Cultural Diversity in Canadian Schools. Mon, Feb 04 2013 03:43:51 · Original link ReplyRetweetFavorite Miles MacFarlane@milesmac Lionel Laroche on Managing Cultural Diversity in Canadian Schools. ca.linkedin.com/pub/lionel-... Mon, Feb 04 2013 03:54:04 · Original link ReplyRetweetFavorite Managing Cultural Diversity professional development […]

Posted by milesmac on February 5th, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Pedagogy
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