Weller’s (2020) discussion of Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) immediately connected with my own experience as a learner. PLEs give learners greater control over the tools,… Read More »Learning Across Networks: Then and Now
Reading Weller’s (2020) 25 Years of Ed Tech felt less like discovering a distant history and more like revisiting one I remember. I lived through… Read More »EdTech History Is Not a Straight Line
About two weeks ago, I started doing some research on the topic of assignment 2, which I will explore with […]
I loved the idea of the Between the Chapters conversations and found them really valuable alongside Weller’s (2020) chapters. I wish more books did something… Read More »Activity 3 – Apply reading to your context
(The American University in Cairo, n.d.) Human relations have always been a significant focus in shaping the way we understand, learn, communicate, and engage with… Read More »Merging a Human-Centric Approach to Learning, Dr. Hoda Mustafa
Clayton M. Christensen (1952 – 2020) was a theorist, Harvard Business School professor, and co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute. He developed three influential frameworks:… Read More »Clayton Christensen
Fiona Carroll is an “accomplished academic” (Dashti et al., 2022a, p. 84) whose work in Human-Computer Interaction emphasizes relationality of humans and digital technologies. Carroll’s… Read More »Fiona Carroll: A Career Spent Molding and Shaping the World of Edtech
One lesson from Weller’s (2020) discussion of Second Life that has immediate relevance to education is the importance of using technology according to its unique… Read More »Affordances, and the Tension Between Connection and Efficiency
Dr. Maha Bali measures technology not by its novelty or power, but by its ability to foster connection, participation, and more equitable learning opportunities.
As AI transforms education, Hardman asks us to focus less on what technology can produce and more on how people learn.