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This piece was originally published in EdSurge on July 1,2017. By Cindy Cogswell and Mike Goudzwaard Too many discussions of edtech focus on tools (like tablets, clickers, learning-management systems, smart boards, etc). More thought should be spent on the design of the classroom itself. Two years ago we renovated an old computer lab into an […]

A few weeks ago, I attended the Online Learning Consortium’s (OLC) Innovate conference in New Orleans. This was the second annual conference since OLC combined the conferences on blended learning and emerging technologies (ET4Online). Similar to many conferences, Innovate showcases projects and products, however increasingly invites attendees to participate in design-thinking sessions to solve big […]

Two weeks ago I traveled to Madrid, Spain to attend the Open edX Conference, hosted this year by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (or uc3m). Uc3m is located in a suburb just south of central Madrid and was concurrently hosting EMOOCs, the 5th annual European MOOC stakeholder meeting. As you might imagine, Open edX and […]

By Erin DeSilva and Mike Goudzwaard Does your university have an assessment center? We’re not just talking about a place to take standardized tests and final exams, but a space that supports both students and faculty in the pursuit of designing and completing better ways to measure student learning. The recent AC&U report on assessment […]

Writing by Mike Goudzwaard | Image by Graham Holiday (Flickr) CC-BY-NC 2.0 This was originally published in Teaching Out Loud, a collaborative blog produced with Michael Evans, on June 17, 2016.  It’s Wednesday at 11:10 AM and I’m walking down from my office to join the second to last class meeting of Film 7 for a student-led discussion. These student-led […]

Text by Sarah Smith and Mike Goudzwaard. Photos by Mike Goudzwaard. This post is the 4th and final post in a series on experiential learning originally published on Teaching Out Loud. on June 17, 2016. Also see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. In this post Sarah Smith, Book Arts Workshop Coordinator reflects on printing with Amos Kennedy and […]

By Mike Goudzwaard This piece was originally published on Instructional Design at Dartmouth on June 3, 2016. Wikipedia Meets Russian Literature Last term, Professor Victoria Somoff (Russian) created a Wikipedia assignment for her students in Russian 31,  “Masterpieces of Russian Fiction.”  Victoria’s objectives for this assignment included: Engage in the existing English language global knowledge […]

by Mike Goudzwaard, Instructional Designer This was originally published in Teaching Out Loud, a collaborative blog produced with Michael Evans, on April 2, 2016.  I’m live blogging the fourth meeting of Mass Media and Democracy (FILM 7) from the Berry Innovation Classroom. I walked in a couple of minutes late to find ten students sitting in a […]

Writing by Mike Goudzwaard | Image by Bit Rot Saudade (Flickr) CC BY 2.0 This was originally published in Teaching Out Loud, a collaborative blog produced with Michael Evans on March 25, 2016.  This spring I’m working with Michael Evans on his Film 7: Mass Media and Democracy course. The “sevens” (i.e. Film 7) are the last in a […]

By Mike Goudzwaard This piece was originally published on Instructional Design at Dartmouth on March 16, 2016. The American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century (AmRenX), the fourth MOOC (massive open online class) from DartmouthX will introduce the next author module, Herman Melville, next week. In this unit AmRenX focuses on one novel, Moby-Dick. […]