Responsive Learning Experience Design: In the Trenches

Mike and I talk with Keith Instone about User Experience and User Interface design, commonly referred to as UX/UI. Keith is a user experience professional who is very involved with the Ohio tech community. You can keep up with his activities and thoughts at DexterityUX.com. In this episode Keith, Mike, and I dig into the definition of UX/UI and the role it plays in product design. Keith’s site: https://dexterityux.com/ Keith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithinstone/ This episode is also available on Mike’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol7FuNxGUUU

Mike and I talk about the need to build technologists to fuel the high-tech economy in Ohio. The demand for technologists is growing, but many of the kids in our K-12 school districts are being left behind because their schools struggle to either find funding or to find qualified faculty for tech training programs. We discuss some of the projects being created to address these challenges, including my project called Making Software Makers, which is a platform that teaches kids how to build cool things with code.

Mike and I talk about a very cool project that he is spearheading in his area called the Anthony Wayne Innovation and Design Center. This exciting project aims to build community, provide technical training, and develop the workforce in Northwest Ohio. This is also available as a video cast on Mike's YouTube channel.

We interview Evan Painter from Land Moto. Land is a Cleveland-based maker of electric motorcycles and distributed power. We discuss Land’s products, their history, their future, and how much fun electric motorcycles are. We talk about the following points: Land Moto Website: landmoto.io This session is also available as a video cast on Mike’s YouTube channel.

We discuss creative problem solving, creative problem solvers, and how to create a workplace environment that fosters creative approaches to solving problems. We talk about the following points: This session is also available as a video cast on Mike’s YouTube channel.

We discuss some of the technical training projects that we’re working on and talk about workforce development in Ohio. This session is also available as a videocast on Mike’s YouTube channel.

After a rather long hiatus we discuss feedback and guidance in the classroom and how guidance is really at the heart of what we do as teachers.

In this episode, we discuss the concept of engagement in the classroom. It is very difficult for participants in a class to learn if they are not engaged with the topics and material. That said, there is a lot of confusion about exactly what engagement is and how to engage students. We try to shed some light on this important topic.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of socialization early in a class. Socialization leads to interactions between students and the formation of relationships but these things don’t just happen on their own - they must be encouraged. This is especially important now, when classes may suddenly go from in-person to remote on short notice.

In this episode, we continue our discussion about naming and defining course elements. Last time we discussed naming course content elements - this time we discuss naming activities, assessments, and other course elements that we have learners perform. SoundCloud recordings of Ohio Leads Virtual Summit 2020: https://soundcloud.com/nsccdesign/sets/ohioleads-virtual-summit-2020?ref=clipboard

In this episode, Mike and Dr. Allen Berres continue our conversation with Michael Clink about redesigning an art class for next fall. The course has been submitted for review and we reflect on the redesign experience.

In this episode, we take our first steps at codifying Responsive Learning Experience Design. The first order of business is naming and defining course elements so that we can speak with precision about the overall process. We start with naming and defining content elements of a course.

In this episode, we recap Day 3 of the Ohio Leads Virtual Summit 2020 with Keith Instone.

In this episode, we recap the Ohio Leads Virtual Summit 2020 with Lisa Schaller and Keith Instone.

In this episode, we recap Day 1 of the Ohio Leads conference with Keith Instone and Alex Cummins. Day 1 of the Summit was all about communicating with students when moving online.

In this episode, Mike, Dr. Allen Berres, and I continue our conversation with Michael Clink about redesigning an art class for next fall. We talk about chunking content into lessons and modules.

In this episode, we discuss how we plan to relax, recharge, and sharpen the saw over the summer.

In this episode, we discuss the upcoming Ohio LEADS Virtual Summit. This summit will take a look back at education’s response to COVID-19 in the spring of 2020 and take a look forward to how we will respond in the fall of 2020 and beyond. Ohio LEADS Virtual Summit 2020 June 1 - 4 2020 Eventbrite Link to sign up for the conference: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ohioleads-virtual-summit-2020-tickets-104340834244

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Michael Clink about redesigning an art class for next fall. We talk about assessments, rubrics, and giving students good guardrails early in courses.

In this episode, Mike begins working with his colleague Michael Clink to redesign an art class for next fall. Mike and Mike talk about general course design considerations and backward design.