Knowing what you want to use technology for is a crucial first step to selecting a particular technology to use. While most people are familiar with using technology to delivery content or assess rote learning, they often overlook using it for deep engagement with the material, other students, and people outside the classroom.
Educational Portfolio Program Development
I have been designing reflective student portfolio programs since 1996, and have since consulted with dozens of colleges and universities about starting their own portfolio programs.
Knowledge + Experience = Insight
Education is about engaging in authentic experiences. Technology tools can help foster that engagement. And it's good to remember that work gloves and a shovel are technologies, too.
Collaborations and Innovations
A sampling of professional and avocational projects: Two 100% online degree-granting programs for dental hygienists ⊕ The Pathways Program, an experiential co-curriculum which provides students autonomy in an otherwise lock-step curriculum ⊕ A rubric for measuring the transformative impact of engaged curriculum on students' skills, confidence, and perceptions of themselves and the world ⊕ A map forContinue reading "Collaborations and Innovations"
My Expertise
Skills: ⊕ Curriculum design, development, and assessment ⊕ Instructional design ⊕ Reflective portfolio program development ⊕ Educational technology ⊕ Home-scale food production and preservation ⊕
Emily Springfield 