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Diversity, Privilege, and Multicultural Education: Are Teachers Ready? Part II

Posted on July 23, 2018 by geoffcain

The afternoon continued…and these are my notes from the continuing presentation:  This was the first break-out session after the key note with Dr. Eddie Moore for the Guided Pathways: Designing for Equity – Rendezvous 2018 conference on Monday, July 23, … Continue reading →

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Diversity, Privilege, and Multicultural Education: Are Teachers Ready?

Posted on July 23, 2018 by geoffcain

These are my notes from the presentation:  This was the first break-out session after the key note with Dr. Eddie Moore for the Guided Pathways: Designing for Equity – Rendezvous 2018 conference on Monday, July 23, 2018. He led this … Continue reading →

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America is Changing: Are you ready?

Posted on July 23, 2018 by geoffcain

This was the keynote to the Guided Pathways: Designing for Equity – Rendezvous 2018 conference which was led by Dr. Eddie Moore on Monday, July 23, 2018. According to the program: This session challenges participants to examine their own biases, behaviors, … Continue reading →

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Rendezvous 2018 Guided Pathways and Designing for Equity: a prelude…

Posted on July 23, 2018 by geoffcain

I am at at conference this summer – Rendezvous 2018 – Guided Pathways: Designing for Equity. I have chosen the strand “Rendezvous 2018: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion / Creating an Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Classroom” because I feel we are … Continue reading →

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How OERs Will Destroy the Future!

Posted on April 18, 2018 by geoffcain

LeiLani Cauthen published an opinion piece called “Are you still going to prefer OER? The $2.28 Billion Loss to Publishers & the Future – Part 1” that has been batted around Twitter for the last couple of days (thanks Robin … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn 2018 – Call for Proposals Ends April 16!

Posted on April 12, 2018 by geoffcain

NB: Wipe those tears, the gin from your chin, and put down those tax forms: it is elearning conference time! I am on the board for this conference, and I think it is one of the best little gems in the … Continue reading →

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What AI Is and Isn’t

Posted on February 17, 2018 by geoffcain

I think there is a lot of paranoia about Artificial Intelligence. Some of it is warranted but not for the reasons many would suspect. On Twitter, for instance, Elon Musk speculated that an AI system could choose to start a … Continue reading →

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North West eLearning Presentation

Posted on October 19, 2017 by geoffcain

This is the presentation I am doing for the North West eLearning Conference (Thurs. 4:00 PM, Olympia Room). Great conference so far – as usual! All resources are linked. Email me at consult@geoffcain.com if you have any questions or would … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: CSU’s QOLT

Posted on September 26, 2017 by geoffcain

I have used the California State University’s Quality Online Learning and Teaching (QOLT) rubric to evaluate courses as well as its ancestor, the CSU Chico rubric. This is the two-page version of the QOLT rubric. I have seen this rubric … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: OCAT and Peer Assessment Process

Posted on September 15, 2017 by geoffcain

The Coulter Faculty Center eLearning Faculty Fellows at Western Carolina University developed the “Online Course Assessment Tool and Peer Assessment Process” or “OCAT.” This is essentially a checklist style rubric designed to provide peer feedback on the design of their online … Continue reading →

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