instructional design
8 posts
The Cult of Quality Matters
instructional design
Quality Matters, with its 42-point rubric, is one of the most pervasive and insidious examples of a standardized approach to the development of online courses.
14 min read
Counter-friction to Stop the Machine: The Endgame for Instructional Design
instructional design
"Institutional structures are not designed to cultivate (and sometimes undermine) pedagogical expertise in both instructional designers and faculty."
13 min read
Design Thinking for Pandemic Pedagogy
instructional design
In the wake of a global pandemic, we can design better teaching and learning approaches that account for our ever-changing circumstances. Here’s how.
Travelling in Troy With an Instructional Designer
Critical Pedagogy
Instructional designers can build courses in which technologies are Trojan Horses for emancipation through constructionist problem-based learning.
Instructional Designers Are Teachers
Academic Labor
The future of digital learning depends on taking seriously the work of instructional designers as teachers, both by pushing them to be more and acknowledging when they are far more than we realized.
Making and Breaking Domain of One’s Own: Rethinking the Web in Higher Ed
Digital Pedagogy
On Friday, 12 August 2016, Martha Burtis gave one of two closing keynotes at the Digital Pedagogy Lab Institute held at the University of Mary Washington. Below is the text of her talk;
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Not Enough Voices
Digital Pedagogy
On Friday, 12 August 2016, Sean Michael Morris gave one of two closing keynotes at the Digital Pedagogy Lab Institute held at the University of Mary Washington. Below is the text of his
Exploring Innovation
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The 21st-century faculty member is faced with a challenging task.  Content must be relevant, experiential, and engaging for the 21st-century learner.  As such, this places an onus on classroom creativity and innovation.  Hybrid