Monthly Archives: March 2020

Evolving Pedagogy from Crisis to Competency

Posted on March 25, 2020 by geoffcain

This post came out of a brainstorming sketch I did while trying to think of ways to help us adapt our way through this crisis and emerge with stronger courses, programs, and institutions. This isn’t how institutions typically behave: typically … Continue reading →

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NW eLearning Provides Free Webinar on Online Teaching

Posted on March 21, 2020 by geoffcain

Once again, the elearning community is stepping up to take care of teachers in this time of crisis. The NW eLearning Community in particular has sent out this message providing support: Dear Colleagues, Schools in the Pacific Northwest are responding … Continue reading →

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Calendar of eLearning Events

Posted on March 20, 2020 by geoffcain

Stephen Downes has created a calendar of free online events for faculty going online due to the Covid19 crisis, his note is here: If you are hosting a live webcast or online event intended to help people create an online … Continue reading →

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eCampus Ontario’s H5P Studio

Posted on March 6, 2020 by geoffcain

I was in an interesting webinar Thursday, March 5th hosted by eCampus Ontario to take a peek at their “H5P Studio.” This was a part of Open Education Week. Basically what they have done is set up a Drupal site … Continue reading →

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Instructional Design and States of Emergency

Posted on March 4, 2020 by geoffcain

Here in Washington State, we have schools closing because of the Corona virus. We have the added burden of students who do not have access to the internet at home. This is not unlike other obstructions/opportunities/challenges I have faced in … Continue reading →

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Browsing and Downloading Smithsonian CC0 Content

Posted on March 2, 2020 by geoffcain

This is here as a quick note to some faculty I am working with on courses that are (ideally) using open content. The Smithsonian announced that they were removing copyright restrictions to nearly 3 million from their collections. This includes … Continue reading →

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