⚙️ Work
Alan shared a link1 to a tweet by Robin DeRosa, about our Teaching Squares Guide:
I sat down to begin a project and started with a google search and THE FIRST THING THAT POPPED UP WAS A BEAUTIFULLY DONE, OPENLY LICENSED VERSION OF JUST THE THING I WAS ABOUT TO START MAKING. Thank you to fac development folks who share so generously! In this case @UCalgary_TI!
— Robin DeRosa’s on Mastodon (@actualham) August 31, 2021
Kevin’s last day was Friday. He’s leaving some huuuuge shoes to fill. I’ll be posting for an edtech developer/designer position as soon as possible…
🤔 PhD
Scheduled the first interview for the course design study project (Tuesday, the first day back after the long weekend), and will schedule the rest asap.
📚 Reading
Pat Thomson, in patter: “showing” and “telling” in the thesis
Jim Salter, in Ars Technica: Linux/BSD command line wizardry: Learn to think in sed, awk, and grep
Veletsianos, D. G., VanLeeuwen, D. C. A., Belikov, O., & Johnson, D. N. (2021). An Analysis of Digital Education in Canada in 2017-2019. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 22(2), 102-117. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v22i2.5108
Wendy Molyneux, in McSweeney’s: OH MY FUCKING GOD, GET THE FUCKING VACCINE ALREADY, YOU FUCKING FUCKS
Brené Brown, Appendix To Daring Greatly. Trust In Emergence: Grounded Theory And My Research Process
- Acknowledging that it is virtually impossible to understand grounded theory methodology prior to using it,
- Developing the courage to let the research participants define the research problem, and
- Letting go of your own interests and preconceived ideas to “trust in emergence.”
Karen Blaha, in Faculty Focus: Instructional Practices that Support Virtual and Online Learning Environments
Martin, F., Bolliger, D. U., & Flowers, C. (2021). Design Matters: Development and Validation of the Online Course Design Elements (OCDE) Instrument. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 22(2), 46-71.
🧺 Other
Kicked off the long weekend with a ride after work.
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very, very occasionally, I miss out on things by not being on twitter. still, my mental health is about 3500% better without wading into that hellsite regularly, so it’s worth it… ↩︎