I’m always on the hunt for design resources and today I came across a recommendation on the Instructional Designers in Education Facebook group to check out a roundup on the invisionapp.com website of “23 free device mockups every designer should have on hand”, as well as other UI kits. For quick mockups, these will be […]

One of the reasons I’m interested in crafting service-learning initiatives around the 2020 US Census is the long roster of implementation challenges associated with this important process. We designers love finding challenges, problems, and opportunities that educational interventions can help to support – and this one is a whopper! The US Census Bureau’s operational plan

As #COABE2019 was winding down this week, I had a fantastic conversation with a group of adult education experts about the importance and implications of the upcoming 2020 US Census. Aside from a central issue that the census numbers will impact funding for adult education, it’s important that the educators are ready to support learners

And, that’s a wrap! Jeff and I closed up the booth after wrapping up our sessions. See you in Baltimore. #COABE2020

This is one of the only photos I have of my great-grandfather, William Livingston (1864-1934), with his grandchildren. Left to right, my aunt Jean Jones Swanson (3), my mom Norma Jones Maddrell (baby), and their cousin Grace Audrey (Watson) Biddick (4). I estimate this was taken in the spring of 1927, and probably in Livingston,

Yesterday, after I highlighted Martin Weller’s excellent post on supporting distance/online students, Martin sent me a link to his recent paper titled, “Mapping the Open Education Landscape: Citation Network Analysis of Historical Open and Distance Education Research”. Thanks! On that disconnect between online learning & distance Ed research have you read our paper that explores

One of my great frustrations is the lack of connection between online learning and the gigantic body of research and experience we have with distance education. Distance education is characterized by the learner’s separation from the institution. While online learning technologies can help us overcome some of these separation issues, the learner is often isolated.

Yay! I’m happy to announce our AECT workshop on Accessibility was accepted! If you’re interested in crafting a paper, research proposal, or other project to explore an accessibility-related topic, consider joining our AECT workshop. More to follow …