Overcoming Learned Helplessness in the Digital Age

Exploring growth mindset and productive struggle as strategies to move learners from learned helplessness to learned industriousness in the digital age.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Enhancing Student Engagement and Digital Classroom Learning

Enhancing student engagement and digital classroom learning through culturally sustaining pedagogical approaches from an Asian context.

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K12 Wonder Art Workshop – Teaching Creative Problem Solving Through Art & Design

The inspiration and design behind Qurio’s Wonder Art Summer Camp Workshop – exploring how might we teach children empathy and creative problem solving through design from a young age.

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Top Resources for Developing a 21st-Century Skills Curriculum

An exploration of platforms and courses in the market that can help educators facilitate STEM learning and 21st-century skills acquisition for kindergarten and primary school students.

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Autonomous Learning as a Sustainable Approach to Learning

Autonomous Learning produces learners who are independent and self-directed, creating lifelong learners and a sustainable approach to learning.

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Connecting the Dots: Is there room for creativity in professional development?

Dot-to-dot puzzles. My kid loves them. Always has. Now in sixth grade, his favorites still start off 1-2-3, but now they’re cranked up to 11. Extreme puzzles like this one:   This giraffe puzzle (sorry to spoil the surprise… it’s a giraffe) has over 1300 dots to connect, but the concept is still the same […]

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Andragogy, Pedagogy, Heutagogy… Holy Goji Berries! My Brain is Full.

exploring “andragogy” and the work of Malcolm S. Knowles   I debate with myself. A lot. At times this seemingly unending stream of thoughts leads to unease and pinch of insomnia. I like to feel at peace with my thoughts, but I’ve really struggled with my latest unit of study. Andragogy, pedagogy, professional development and […]

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EDTC 6104 Module 2 Reflection

Module Resources: 1. “Accessibility Contract Language” 2. “Technology and Change:  Perspectives on the Role of the Faculty” 3. “4 Steps to Help Make Informed Technology Decisions” The first resource includes contract language used for the CSU’s Accessibility Technology Initiative Requirement used in determining product accessibility- I thought it was great to include an example of what it […]

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