A Pedagogy of Discovery: Reflections on Teaching Tech to Elementary Students
Critical Pedagogy
When I discovered a rather nondescript blurb on Craigslist about needing an immediate replacement for a “technology specialist,” I didn’t know exactly what I’d find. Much to my joy, however, I
Making change: Produsing hybrid learning products
Digital Pedagogy
Design Pattern Name: Hybrid learning products Problem Statement: Digital humanities students are too often subjected to an over-emphasis of critical reflection and not enough experiential learning and corresponding presentation formats. This results in
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Humanists and Our Books, Pt. 2: Becoming Books
Digital culture
On Tuesday, June 3, Hybrid Pedagogy released an announcement and CFP [http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/page-two/cfp-generative-literature-project/] related to the first long-form project to be undertaken by Hybrid Pedagogy Publishing. Two weeks later,
Breaking up with Facebook: Untethering from the Ideological Freight of Online Surveillance
critical digital pedagogy
During the summer of 2013, I scratched my seven-year itch. I broke up with Facebook. I first met the social media space in 2006, when the platform was in many ways an energetic
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The Open, Interactive Music Theory Textbook
Crowdsourcing
This Summer, Hybrid Pedagogy launched a new long-form publishing venture, spearheaded by Robin Wharton [http://www.robinwharton.com/]and Kris Shaffer [http://kris.shaffermusic.com]: Hybrid Pedagogy Publishing [http://www.hybridpedagogy.org/#publishing]
Technology 101: What Do We Need To Know About The Future We're Creating?
Digital culture
Howard Rheingold brought this piece to our attention after Jesse and Sean published “Is it Okay to Be a Luddite [http://learning.instructure.com/2014/06/is-it-okay-to-be-a-luddite/]” on Instructure’s Keep Learning blog.
Is It Okay to Be a Luddite?
Digital culture
This piece was originally published [http://learning.instructure.com/2014/06/is-it-okay-to-be-a-luddite/] on Instructure’s Keep Learning blog. When it posted, we received a message from Howard Rheingold (NetSmart [http://rheingold.com/books/
Discovering Natural Classrooms: Hybrid Collective Learning Spaces
Critical Pedagogy
For many, the classroom is an alienating place. There are environmental factors that play into this (and monetary factors that play into these environmental ones). There are stigmas, expectations, and traditions that may
Humanists and Our Books, Pt. 1: The Work of Humanism
Digital culture
On Tuesday, June 3, Hybrid Pedagogy released an announcement and CFP [http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/page-two/cfp-generative-literature-project/] related to the first long-form project to be undertaken by Hybrid Pedagogy Publishing. In the coming
CFP: The Generative Literature Project
Digital culture
Frederick and I are unlikely friends. We met as faculty members at Clark Atlanta University. We didn’t really know each other that well when we worked together, but after he left to
The Play’s The Thing: Lessons from Preschool Storytimes  for College Classrooms
editors’ picks
Though one might imagine that suggestions emerging from a preschool storytime may not seem to be a likely source of wisdom for an adult audience, I find that we often forget the importance
Hybrid by Choice: Increasing Engagement in a High Enrollment Course
Critical Pedagogy
Hybrid pedagogy does not just describe an easy mixing of on-ground and online learning, but is about bringing the sorts of learning that happen in a physical place and the sorts of learning
The MOOC Problem
Critical Pedagogy
The purpose of education is in large part linked to its standing as a social science. Philosophers dating back to Socrates have linked education to a purpose beyond the individual, one where accrual
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The Phenomenology of Participation: Derrida and the Future of Pedagogy
Critical Pedagogy
Hospitality [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/derrida/#ElaBasArgWorHos] in the classroom and digital pedagogical practices encourage participatory pedagogy [http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/page-two/participant-pedagogy-a-digped-discussion/] and collective action. This model of learning and teaching