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Should administrators focus on faculty professional development more than student learning targets?

Pixels&Praxis March 3, 2019 March 3, 2019blog

The relationships among professional development (PD), effective teaching, and student outcomes are scrutinized through standards- or outcomes-oriented teacher improvement projects and the research studies that follow them. However, links between faculty PD and faculty effectiveness don’t exist apart from other factors, such as the role … Continue readingShould administrators focus on faculty professional development more than student learning targets?

What PD leaders and learners need to know about assessment reporting in high pressure accountability contexts

Pixels&Praxis February 17, 2019 February 17, 2019assessment, blog, faculty development, ISTE Coaching Standard 4 Professional Development and Program Evaluation, organizational leadership, Professional Development, standards, strategic planning, vision

High-stakes accountability pressures can conflict with faculty implementation of best disciplinary and pedagogical practices (Meuwissen, 2017). In both public postsecondary and public K-12 education in the United States, the tension between, on the one hand, funding- and policy-driven expectations at the state and institution levels … Continue readingWhat PD leaders and learners need to know about assessment reporting in high pressure accountability contexts

Re-imagining professional learning

Pixels&Praxis February 3, 2019 February 3, 2019advocacy, andragogy, blog, continuous learning, EDTC 6106, faculty development, implementation management, individualized learning, infrastructure, instructional coaching, ISTE Coaching Standard 4 Professional Development and Program Evaluation, needs assessment, organizational leadership, Professional Development, strategic planning, vision

Research, realism, and relationship: Empowering PD partnership between teachers and institutions

Pixels&Praxis January 20, 2019 January 20, 2019blog

The shift to Common Core State Standards in 2010 not only changed teaching and learning by greatly increasing and standardizing emphasis on student knowledge construction and problem-solving, but were accompanied by an associated accountability movement that ties high-stakes testing of student outcomes to teacher evaluation. … Continue readingResearch, realism, and relationship: Empowering PD partnership between teachers and institutions

Constructing Meaning with Chromebooks and OERs

Pixels&Praxis January 20, 2019 January 20, 2019blog

Fostering Troubleshooting Skills in Digital Learning Environments

Pixels&Praxis August 10, 2018 August 10, 2018andragogy, blog, EDTC 6104, equity, infrastructure, instructional coaching, ISTE Coaching Standard 3 Digital Age Learning Environments, ISTE Educator Standard 5 Designer, ISTE Student Standard 5 Computational Thinker, metacognition, motivation, online learners, persistence, student engagement, Troubleshooting

Web Accessibility: A Team Approach

Pixels&Praxis August 3, 2018 August 3, 2018Accessibility, advocacy, blog, diversity, EDTC 6104, equity, Ethics, implementation management, individualized learning, infrastructure, ISTE Coaching Standard 1 Visionary Leadership, ISTE Coaching Standard 3 Digital Age Learning Environments, ISTE Coaching Standard 5 Digital Citizenship, ISTE Educator Standard 3 Citizen, ISTE Educator Standard 5 Designer, ISTE Student Standard 1 Empowered Learner, needs assessment, Professional Development, reflective practice, strategic planning, vision

Check out this dyslexic font. I’m not dyslexic, but I love using this font because I do have a bit of hyperopia. Fortunately, thanks to the accessibility features in the course LMS I use, both my dyslexic students and I can opt to have our … Continue readingWeb Accessibility: A Team Approach

Using Open Educational Resources to Support Academic Achievement in a First-year Humanities Class

Pixels&Praxis July 23, 2018 July 23, 2018Accessibility, andragogy, blog, constructivism, EDTC 6104, Ethics, individualized learning, infrastructure, ISTE Coaching Standard 3 Digital Age Learning Environments

Well-designed digital learning environments combine effective management strategies with collaborative learning processes (ISTE Coaching Standard 3: Digital Learning Environments). Open Educational Resources (OERs) are instructional materials (such as textbooks, multimedia learning tools, and lesson plans) that can be used free of charge by instructors and … Continue readingUsing Open Educational Resources to Support Academic Achievement in a First-year Humanities Class

Archives and Analysis

Pixels&Praxis July 18, 2018 July 18, 2018blog, collaborative classroom, constructivism, EDTC 6103, ISTE Coaching Standard 2 Teaching, Learning, and Assessments, ISTE Student Standard 1 Empowered Learner, ISTE Student Standard 2 Digital Citizen, ISTE Student Standard 3 Knowledge Constructor, ISTE Student Standard 4 Innovative Designer, ISTE Student Standard 6 Computational Thinker, ISTE Student Standard 7 Global Collaborator, learning & assessment

Extending Literary Interpretation through Archival Research and Global Collaboration Visit the Website for this Project Goals The goals of a 100 level college Introduction to Literature course include learning the rudiments of literary analysis, considering how literature interprets the human condition, and analyzing the … Continue readingArchives and Analysis

Toward a theory and practice of coaching higher ed faculty

Pixels&Praxis June 2, 2018 June 2, 2018andragogy, assessment, blog, closing the loop, constructivism, EDTC 6103, faculty development, individualized learning, instructional coaching, ISTE Coaching Standard 2 Teaching, ISTE Coaching Standard 2 Teaching, Learning, and Assessments, ISTE Educator Standard 1 Learner, ISTE Educator Standard 4 Collaborator, ISTE Educator Standard 5 Designer, learning & assessment, organizational leadership, Professional Development, reflective practice, strategic planning

Why re-imagine faculty professional learning? Among the three 2017-2021 strategic priorities of Colorado- and Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit higher education association EDUCAUSE is “reimagined professional learning.” By replacing the term professional development with professional learning in its vocabulary, CEO John O’Brien (2018) indicates the extent to … Continue readingToward a theory and practice of coaching higher ed faculty

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