by Genesis | Mar 7, 2016 | Announcements, Blended Learning, Conferences, Guest Post, Media, NCCE 2016 in Seattle, NCCE 2016 in Seattle, Opinion
A keynote speaker, Kevin Honeycutt, at Northwest Council for Computer Education, spoke about how to face and deal with overcoming stereotypes. He says, “Don’t prove them right, prove them wrong.” To me, this means that we should overcome and...
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | Mar 12, 2015 | Blended Learning, Online Learning, Opinion, XLI 2015 in Helena
Good morning from Helena, Montana, the Queen City of the Rockies! The Tech-Savvy Teachers are at our alma mater, Carroll College, the host of the Extended Learning Institute. XLI is an annual event aimed at K-12 and higher education teachers, professors,...
by Mike Agostinelli | Jul 9, 2014 | Announcements, Get your geek on!, Opinion
You may not be aware that “Geekness Day” is right around the corner! Geekness Day is July 13th and our friends at SingleHop have asked the Tech-Savvy Teachers to share our thoughts on what makes us a geek: What makes you a geek? I have always had geek...
by Mike Agostinelli | Mar 17, 2014 | Announcements, How-To, Opinion
NCCE 2014 just wrapped and a constant theme throughout the conference was the idea of being connected. Connections are key to any successful person, but in many professions the connections are automatically put in place. Think of any CEO of any company in America....
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | Feb 28, 2014 | Opinion, Philosophical Friday
Although I am a self-proclaimed tech-savvy teacher and nerd, I don’t always defer to technology as the answer to problems, education or otherwise. I have witnessed the failed promises of too many quick fixes in professional development seminars, faculty...
by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 19, 2014 | Announcements, Opinion
Many of the largest EdTech companies in Europe released their predictions of what will happen in the e-learning space in 2014. Their top 12 trends are listed below: Big focus on user engagement From MOOCS to “Selective Online Courses”, or SOOCS Widespread adoption of...
