Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

Last week I participated in the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2016 conference. The event became much more dramatic than expected, once the hosting city, Washington DC, was clobbered by the great snowpocalyspe of 2016. Let me share some materials here, along with reflections on the conference.

Conference 40

Conference ePortfolio LMS Education 40

MindShift

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is the author of the 2016 book Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids. There are the ones, overwhelmingly boys, who spend so much time playing video games that, in his words, they “fall behind in their social skills.” Fighting tech with tech.

Facebook 58

Facebook Social Media Study Gamification 58

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation, which has given money to charter schools (including Success Academy Charter Schools), media organizations (including The 74), and conservative education organizations (including Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education). Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I suspect the spark for them was Bernie Sanders’ proposal during the 2016 presidential campaign, as that clearly resonated with many voters, especially younger ones, and was soon revised and taken up by Hillary Clinton’s team. I was also surprised to see so little development in gaming and gamification within education this past year.

Trends 115

Trends LMS Social Media Education 115