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Campus Tech 2016: Recognizing—and Questioning—“Inevitable” Futures

Edsurge

Last week at Campus Technology 2016, higher-ed technologists joined forces with administrators, instructional designers, and faculty to explore another realm many consider “wizardry”—predicting the future. Technologists are known by many names, but to some, they are simply “wizards.” That’s the most ridiculous statement in the world.

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Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Bryan Alexander

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. Preconference workshop. Online learning is on the rise.

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How do you focus on being innovative while still teaching the curriculum?

The Principal of Change

Here is a question I often get in workshops: How do you focus on being innovative while still teaching the curriculum? September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC September 19, 2016 3 More Critical Questions For the Innovative Educator September 16, 2016 What’s the risk?

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“We expect innovation in every organization except for the one we work in.”

The Principal of Change

Recently in a workshop, I asked a participant if I could use their phone and write a tweet from their account to get them some information. September 11, 2016 If we know better, we have to do better. IMMOOC February 17, 2016 Starting From Scratch #InnovatorsMindset.

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4 Questions to Lay the Foundation for a “Culture of Innovation”

The Principal of Change

In workshops, one of the things that I often say is that I am totally open to people disagreeing with me, but not after the day when I am gone. May 16, 2016 Meaningful Change is On All of Us September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! Are people scared to challenge ideas in fear of retribution?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Technology does not equal innovation, but using technology is often crucial to innovation.

The Principal of Change

Lately I have been doing things a little different in my workshops. I have noticed this during my workshops when I watch people sign up for twitter accounts on their own, but I never once tell them to do so. March 29, 2016 Checklist or Art Form? They see the value, so they figure it out.