NYU alumni secured best play and best new musical at this year’s Tony Awards — two of the night’s top honors, and just a couple of the 22 total awards won by former Violets for content, design and production. The Sunday ceremony named 18 alumni across five NYU schools. Among the big winners were Steinhardt […]
Ask any teacher what makes learning meaningful, and you’ll hear words like relevance, curiosity, empathy, and hands-on problem solving. Now what if I told you there’s an approach that brings all of this together? It’s called design thinking. It goes back to the 1960s. Herbert Simon was one of the early voices who said design […]
In previous posts I shared here and elsewhere, I discussed both qualitative research and quantitative research and in this post, I talk about mixed methods research. I also created an illustrative visual that you can download for free at the bottom of this page. What is Mixed Methods Research? Creswell (2019) defines mixed methods research […]
This article provides a checklist of ten critical questions that university CIOs and IT directors should consider before commissioning a custom Learning Management System. It highlights the benefits of custom LMS solutions for higher education. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
Discover the top benefits of using a competency-based LMS for workforce development, including personalized learning, skill gap analysis, role readiness, and future-proofing your talent pipeline. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
When was the last time you heard someone talk seriously about digital literacy? I’d guess it’s been a while. And honestly, I think I know why. As Lankshear and Knobel (2011) pointed out over a decade ago, literacy as a concept has become so institutionalized and regulated (tied to national tests, international benchmarks, and endless […]
A couple of weeks ago, I shared a visual on quantitative research and I was really glad to see how many of you found it useful, especially for teaching and workshops. Today I’m shifting the focus to qualitative research, a paradigm I’ve been immersed in since my master’s degree. Here is the thing: condensing the […]
Discover the best LMS features every L&D leader should look for in 2025. Use this LMS functionalities checklist to make the right choice. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
NYU is withholding the diploma of a Gallatin graduate after he condemned “the atrocities currently happening in Palestine” during his speech at the school’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday. The university has faced significant pushback for its decision from several student, faculty, alumni and civil rights groups. Logan Rozos, the student speaker at this year’s ceremony, […]
As part of my Simply Explained series, I’ve been covering a range of student-centered instructional approaches, from project-based learning to experiential and inquiry-based learning. Today, I cover Game-Based Learning (GBL), a topic that has been particularly influential in my work as an educator and researcher. James Paul Gee is one of the key theorists in […]
