Creative Commons offered an overview of European Parliament vote to approve the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. I somehow missed what they described as “a massive outpouring of protest against the dangers of Article 13 to competition, creativity, and freedom of expression. This included 5+ million petition signatures, a gigantic action of emails

I have a hunch this will be the first of many “I knew him when …” stories! Check out the recent profile of an NSF-funded Esports project with Dr. Jason Engerman, Assistant Professor at East Stroudsburg University (ESU). As presented in the profile: Esports is competitive gaming, meaning students will play video games they already

EdSurge summarizes Three Higher Education Proposals to Watch from the White House based on the proposals released by the White House to reform the federal Higher Education Act. Admittedly, I have a lot to learn about the details, but these are the three highlighted by Edsurge: Redraw the map for accreditors Reform the Federal Work Study

I’ve designed and facilitated massive open online courses (MOOCs), so I shouldn’t flinch when I see an article about Teaching at Scale. However, I’ve also taught small classes and appreciate the difference in the experience for me, as well as students. This is why I struggle with takes like this, as I know how hard

Many of us in the instructional design field are freelancers/independent contractors, and some of us with doctoral degrees are college adjuncts. While many of the 3.8 percent of US workers (5.9 million strong) counted as “contingent workers” are voluntarily part of the Gig Economy, others aren’t. Either way, there are significant costs associated with this

It’s official! March 23, 2019 is Volunteer Literacy Day in Chicago! Celebrate by joining the 28th Annual On the Road to Literacy Tutor and Adult Learner Conference. As noted in the official flyer: “Whether you’re staff, a tutor, or a basic, ESL or GED student at the beginning, intermediate or advance level, there is always

I had a lovely lunch with my friend Enilda Romero-Hall today on her (also lovely) University of Tampa campus. As we were catching up and sharing/comparing, we engaged in a conversation common to those of us who teach “online”. It’s never enough to say, “I teach an online course” for the other person to have